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- adjective Like a
sluggard .
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Examples
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To now say that the London tube bombings were a one off, or on the other to say that we can neither detain nor expel those whom our intelligence indicates to be a threat is the kind of sluggardly thinking that I associate with lotus-eaters.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Visions of Thomas Idle ambling serenely on the back of a steed as lazy as himself, presenting to a restless world the soothing and composite spectacle of a kind of sluggardly Centaur, too peaceable in his habits to alarm anybody, swam attractively before my eyes.
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Visions of Thomas Idle ambling serenely on the back of a steed as lazy as himself, presenting to a restless world the soothing and composite spectacle of a kind of sluggardly Centaur, too peaceable in his habits to alarm anybody, swam attractively before my eyes.
Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices Charles Dickens 1841
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Thanks to BMW's four-mode driving-dynamics software—which ratchets up the responses of the steering, suspension, engine, transmission and brakes—the 640i has a broad performance envelope, from sluggardly to aggressive.
BMW 640i: For the All-Business Person Dan Neil 2011
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Dan Neil / The Wall Street Journal Thanks to BMW's four-mode driving-dynamics software—which ratchets up the responses of the steering, suspension, engine, transmission and brakes—the 640i has a broad performance envelope, from sluggardly to aggressive.
BMW 640i 2011
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Syracuse began sluggardly against Butler, going the first 7 minutes without a field goal.
Underdawgs David Woods 2010
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Today, the English may have their sluggardly couch-potato side; their liberties have been somewhat diminished, and they are recorded by CCTV cameras more often than any other nation on earth.
Such, Such Was Eric Blair Barnes, Julian 2009
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Do not worry, dear readers, there are still three weeks to catch up on any false starts or sluggardly behavior.
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Best wishes for the New Year and may you continue to inspire us more sluggardly painters to get on with it.
And the Winner is: Minden Miniatures! Der Alte Fritz 2008
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