Definitions
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- noun The state or condition of being
slow ;slowness . - noun archaic or obsolete Alternative form of
sloth . - noun Slow economic growth.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Canachus, [225] being desirous to give us to understand that slowth drowsiness, negligence, and laziness, were the prime guardians and governesses of ribaldry, made the statue of
Aphrodisiacs and Anti-aphrodisiacs: Three Essays on the Powers of Reproduction John Davenport 1833
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All of these measures will force higher taxes in the future and slowth economic growth to make saving more difficult than ever.
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I therefore supposed that it fed on the folage of trees at this season, the flesh of this anamal is a pleasant and whoalsome food - the quills had not yet obtained their usual length - it has four long toes, before on each foot, and the same number behind with the addition of one short one on each hind foot on the inner side. the toes of the feet are armed with long black nails particularly the fore feet - they weigh from 15 to 20 lbs - they resemble the slowth very much in the form of their hands, or fore feet. their teeth and eyes are like the bever
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791
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