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plural sloths
ˈslȯths 
ˈslȯṯẖz,
ˈsläths,
ˈsläṯẖz,
also ˈslōths,
ˈslōṯẖz
1
a
: disinclination to action or labor : indolence
b
: spiritual apathy and inactivity
the deadly sin of sloth
2
: any of various slow-moving arboreal edentate mammals (genera Bradypus and Choloepus) that inhabit tropical forests of South and Central America, hang from the branches back downward, and feed on leaves, shoots, and fruits compare three-toed sloth, two-toed sloth
Examples of sloth in a Sentence
the sins of gluttony and sloth
a youth inclined more toward sloth than athletics
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There's a folder on his computer just for photos of sad sloths.
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Sean Evans, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2025
Making a better avocado took giant sloths and mastodons
A lot has gone into creating the millions of bowls of guacamole and plates of avocado toast Americans enjoy each year.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Of course, anyone who has seen the viral video of Bell losing her mind over a certain animal already knew who that title would go to in the end: the sloth.
—Melissa Locker, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
Whales, dolphins, jaguars, sloths, turtles, and monkeys, number among the half a million species known to live in Costa Rica.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Sean Evans, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2025
Making a better avocado took giant sloths and mastodons
A lot has gone into creating the millions of bowls of guacamole and plates of avocado toast Americans enjoy each year.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Of course, anyone who has seen the viral video of Bell losing her mind over a certain animal already knew who that title would go to in the end: the sloth.
—Melissa Locker, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
Whales, dolphins, jaguars, sloths, turtles, and monkeys, number among the half a million species known to live in Costa Rica.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Sloth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sloth. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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