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- pronunciation:
- slawth
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slath
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noun |
| definition 1: |
laziness; not liking work or exercise.
Sloth caused me to watch TV when I should have been doing homework.- synonyms:
- idleness, laziness, sluggishness
- antonyms:
- industriousness, industry
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| definition 2: |
a mammal that spends its entire life in trees, using its long claws to hang upside down. Sloths live in the tropical rain forests of Central and South America. They move very slowly, and their long fur turns green from algae growing in it. Sloths are related to armadillos and anteaters.
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