desidious

English

Etymology

An alteration of the Latin dēsidiōsus (“slothful”), from dēsidia (“idleness, indolence, sloth”), from dēsideō (“I sit idle”), from dē (“completely, thoroughly”) + sedeō (“I sit”); compare desidiose.

Adjective

desidious (comparative more desidious, superlative most desidious)

1. (obsolete) Lazy, idle, slothful.