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Sloth

Slowness; tardiness.

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Ai 76% connected

The three-toed sloth (Bradypus tridactylus) of South America. See Sloth.

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Unau 76% connected

The two-toed sloth (Cholopus didactylus), native of South America. It is about two feet long. Its color is a uniform grayish brown, sometimes with a…

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Disinclination 76% connected

The state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike; indisposition.

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Edentate 76% connected

Destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf.

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Hesitancy 76% connected

The act of hesitating, or pausing to consider; slowness in deciding; vacillation; also, the manner of one who hesitates.

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Hesitation 76% connected

The act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation.

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Indisposition 76% connected

The state of being indisposed; disinclination; as, the indisposition of two substances to combine.

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Reluctance 76% connected

Alt. of Reluctancy

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Laziness 92% connected

The state or quality of being lazy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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