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{{a|devil}}In the Bible, one of the deadly sins — it may also have been one of the seven dwarves, come to think of it — but in the [[Jolly Contrarian]]’s estimations — I dare say because he’s so badly afflicted by it — one of the great paragonic virtues. | {{a|devil|}}{{d|Sloth|/sləʊθ/|n|}} | ||
1. Laziness. A restive compulsion to find an easier way of doing anything, with an ultimate goal of doing nothing at all. | |||
2. A mammal that, by achieving 1., seems to have done perfectly well for itself. | |||
In the Bible, sloth is one of the deadly sins — it may also have been one of the seven dwarves, come to think of it — but in the [[Jolly Contrarian]]’s estimations — I dare say because he’s so badly afflicted by it — one of the great paragonic virtues. | |||
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