Sloth: A Dictionary for the Lazy by Adams Media Corporation Page B

informally, it can mean to stay at someone’s house—to crash; to fail; to change one’s mind rather unexpectedly.
    Once she arrived home, she would FLOP onto the couch and wait for dinner to be brought to her.
    Idleness and lack of occupation tend—nay are dragged—towards evil.
    —H IPPOCRATES
foot-dragger
    (foot-DRAG-er)
    NOUN: Literally, one who drags his or her feet in order to do anything; idler.
footle
    (FOOT-l)
    VERB: To behave foolishly; to waste time, usually used with “about” or “around.”
freeloader
    (FREE-lohd-er)
    NOUN: One who relies on others for his or her basic needs, including food and shelter, without the intention of paying them back.
frowzy
    (FROU-zee)
    ADJECTIVE: Shabby or unkempt
    The FROWZY girl hadn’t combed her hair in days; her dress was shabby and her shoes were untied.
fruitless
    (FROOT-lis)
    ADJECTIVE: Unproductive; an activity or thing that produces no results.
futile
    (FYOOT-tyl)
    ADJECTIVE: Pointless; ineffective.
futz
    (fuhts)
    VERB: To waste in an aimless or lazy manner.
    It was not unlike him to FUTZ about the house with meaningless projects when there was work to be done.

G
gadabout
    (GAD-uh-bout)
    NOUN: One who wanders around without purpose, often in the pursuit of something pleasurable.
    Philip was such a GADABOUT; roaming town to town looking for the best pub and most beautiful women in each new place.
gainless
    (GAYN-lis)
    ADJECTIVE: Without profit or results.
gape
    (gayp)
    VERB: To widely open one’s mouth due to sleepiness; yawn.
gauche
    (gohsh)
    ADJECTIVE: Lacking the wherewithal to behave properly in social situations.
gestate
    (JES-tayt)
    VERB: To generate and develop slowly.
    Failure is not the only punishment for laziness; there is also
the success of others.
    —J ULES R ENARD
give up
    (giv uhp)
    VERB: To stop putting forth an effort; to admit defeat.
glacial
    (GLAY-shuhl)
    ADJECTIVE: Characterized by the pace of a glacier’s movement; slow.
glaze (over)
    (glayz OH-ver)
    VERB: To become glassy or lacking expression, usually out of boredom.
glob
    (glob)
    NOUN: A lump of a moldable substance.
gluteus
    (GLOO-tee-uhs)
    NOUN: Any of the muscles of the buttocks.
goalless
    (gohl-lis)
    ADJECTIVE: Without goals; aimless.
goldbrick
    (GOHLD-brik)
    NOUN: A shirker; a worthless thing that appears valuable.
good-for-nothing
    (GOOD-fer-nuhth-ing)
    NOUN: Self-explanatorily, a person who does not bring value to any situation. Can also be used as an adjective to describe a worthless person.
goof-off
    (GOOF-awf)
    NOUN: Can be used as a noun or adjective in reference to a person who does not channel his or her energy toward any worthwhile endeavor; a slacker.
groggy
    (GROG-ee)
    ADJECTIVE: Dazed; sleepy, sometimes as the result of exposure to a physical or mental stimulus like alcohol.
    The brandy she drank left her GROGGY; she was so compromised that she felt unable to communicate or try to get home.

H
halfhearted
    (haf-HAHR-tid)
    ADJECTIVE: Without enthusiasm.
hang
    (hang)
    VERB: Slang for spending time in a casual, relaxed manner; as in “hang out.”
heavy-eyed
    (HEV-ee-ayed)
    ADJECTIVE: Drowsy, tired; barely able to keep one’s eyes open due to exhaustion.
hebetude
    (HEB-ih-tood)
    NOUN: A state of laziness or indolence.
    Caught up in the HEBETUDE following the afternoon meal, it was clear no one would move or clean the dishes for several hours.
heedless
    (HEED-lis)
    ADJECTIVE: Uncaring or thoughtless; without regard.
hibernation
    (HY-ber-nay-shuhn)
    NOUN: Though often used in reference to animals, it’s a period of time in which a person or animal becomes dormant.
hibernator
    (HY-ber-nay-ter)
    NOUN: One who hibernates.
    Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy.
    —M AHATMA G ANDHI

I
idleness
    (AYED-l-nis)
    NOUN: Unproductiveness; a state of inactivity.
immobility
    (im-oh-BIL-ih-tee)
    NOUN: Not moving; remaining still.
    She appeared stricken with IMMOBILITY, though it was evident she was able to move freely as she