Definition of SLOWTH

slowth

Meanings

Noun

  • Alternative form of sloth (“slowness, slothfulness”).
  • Slow economic growth.
  • The state or condition of being slow; slowness.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English slouthe, slewthe, from Old English slǣwþ (“sloth, indolence, laziness, inertness, torpor”), from Proto-Germanic *slaiwiþō (“slowness, lateness”), equivalent to slow + -th. Cognate with Scots sleuth (“sloth, slowness”).

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