16
shiftless(adjective, idle, lazy, indolent, faineant)
13
lazy(adjective, idle, indolent, faineant)
12
slothful(adjective, idle, lazy, indolent, faineant)
11
remiss(adjective, idle, lazy, indolent, faineant)
9
do nothing(noun, adjective, idle, lazy, indolent)
7
faineant(adjective, idle, lazy, indolent)
7
otiose(adjective, idle, lazy, indolent, faineant)
7
dilatory(adjective, idle, lazy, indolent, faineant)
7
do little(noun, adjective, idle, lazy, indolent)
7
good-for-nothing(adjective, idle, lazy, indolent, faineant)
7
half ass
7
slow(adjective, idle, lazy, indolent, faineant)
6
indolent(adjective, idle, lazy, faineant)
6
ineffectual(adjective, idle, lazy, indolent, faineant)
6
procrastinative(adjective, idle, lazy, indolent, faineant)
6
sponging(adjective, idle, lazy, indolent, faineant)
6
unavailing(adjective, idle, lazy, indolent, faineant)
6
unenterprising(adjective, idle, lazy, indolent, faineant)
5
idle(adjective, lazy, indolent, faineant)
5
slack(adjective, idle, lazy, indolent, faineant)
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