sloth
sloth \'slo.th, 'slo-th, 'sla:th\ \'slo.ths, 'slo-ths, 'sla:ths, or with th\ n or sloths [ME slouthe, fr. slow] pl 1: disinclination to action or labor : INDOLENCE 2: any of several slow-moving arboreal edentate mammals that inhabit tropic al forests of So. and Central America, hang from the branches back downward, and feed on leaves, shoots, and fruits