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Doing nothing; shiftless.

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  1. a. Doing nothing; shiftless.
  2. n. A do-nothing; an idle fellow; a sluggard.
  3. adj. disinclined to work or exertion
  4. Doing nothing; shiftless. -- n. A nothing">do-nothing; an idle fellow; a sluggard. Sir W. Scott.
  5. Doing nothing; shiftless.-- n.
  6. s. disinclined to work or exertion