See slothen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2007, Thighs Wide Shut:",
"text": "Nothing (besides Frank Silva) gave this overweight slothened teenager more heebies jeebies in the early 90s like UM.",
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"ref": "2002, Keśarī Nātha Tripāṭhī, The Images, page 62:",
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"text": "[…] slothen behemoth\nrotund belly protruding\ndrunken and glass eyed\nlost in the fantasy of its future.",
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