desidious

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adjective

Lazy, idle, slothful.

OriginLatin dēsidiōsus →
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Meanings

adjectivedesidious (comparative more desidious, superlative most desidious)

comparative more desidious · superlative most desidious

  1. obsoleteLazy, idle, slothful.

Origin

  1. Latindēsidiōsus“slothful”
  2. Englishdesidious

An alteration of the Latin dēsidiōsus (“slothful”), from dēsidia (“idleness, indolence, sloth”), from dēsideō (“to sit idle”), from dē (“completely, thoroughly”) + sedeō (“to sit”); compare desidiose.

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APA

desidious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desidious

MLA

“desidious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desidious. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desidious,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desidious.

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