[sloth] n, pl sloths [ME slouthe, fr. slow slow] (12c) 1 a: disinclination to action or labor: indolence b: spiritual apathy and inactivity "the deadly sin of ~"
2: any of the slow-moving arboreal edentate mammals that comprise two genera (Bradypus and Choloepus), inhabit tropical forests of So. and Central America, hang from the branches back downward, and feed on leaves, shoots, and fruits--compare three-toed sloth, two-toed sloth