sloth
/slɔθ/
noun
- A slow-moving tropical mammal that lives in trees and hangs upside down from branches.
- The sloth moved so slowly that algae grew on its fur.
- Sloths spend most of their lives hanging from tree branches.
- We saw a three-toed sloth sleeping high in the rainforest canopy.
- Laziness; unwillingness to work or make an effort.
- His sloth cost him the promotion he had been hoping for.
- The team's sloth during practice led to a poor performance in the game.
- Sloth is considered one of the seven deadly sins in Christian tradition.
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