SLOTHED
Verb
slothed
simple past tense and past participle of sloth
Anagrams
• holdest
Source: Wiktionary
SLOTH
Sloth, n. Etym: [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl, fr. slaw slow. See
Slow.]
1. Slowness; tardiness.
These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and
tricks of Rome. Shak.
2. Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness;
idleness.
[They] change their course to pleasure, ease, and sloth. Milton.
Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears. Franklin.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of several species of arboreal edentates constituting
the family Bradypodidæ, and the suborder Tardigrada. They have long
exserted limbs and long prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished
with teeth (see Illust. of Edentata), and the ears and tail are
rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and Mexico.
Note: The three-toed sloths belong to the genera Bradypus and
Arctopithecus, of which several species have been described. They
have three toes on each foot. The best-known species are collared
sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), and the ai (Arctopitheus ai). The two-
toed sloths, consisting the genus Cholopus, have two toes on each
fore foot and three on each hind foot. The best-known is the unau
(Cholopus didactylus) of South America. See Unau. Another species (C.
Hoffmanni) inhabits Central America. Various large extinct
terrestrial edentates, such as Megatherium and Mylodon, are often
called sloths. Australian, or Native sloth (Zoöl.), the koala.
– Sloth animalcule (Zoöl.), a tardigrade.
– Sloth bear (Zoöl.), a black or brown long-haired bear (Melursus
ursinus, or labiatus), native of India and Ceylon; -- called also
aswail, labiated bear, and jungle bear. It is easily tamed and can be
taught many tricks.
– Sloth monkey (Zoöl.), a loris.
Sloth, v. i.
Definition: To be idle. [Obs.] Gower.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition