This is a declaration of war on the old, slothfully accepted dogma that to the victor belongs the spoils.
"The Tempering"
Charles Neville Buck
Some find it best to name a certain hour, but then, if they are not called punctually, they feel the resolution broken, and they very likely lie on slothfully.
"Stray Thoughts for Girls"
Lucy H. M. Soulsby
Two or three porters crept slothfully as though hypnotised.
"The Captives"
Hugh Walpole