SLUGGARD = (noun)

a slothful, lazy person,

somebody who avoids work or physical exertion

Synonyms:

slouch, loafer, laggard

Antonyms:

go-getter, dynamo

Examples:

- I was a sluggard all day Sunday and did nothing but lay around watching TV.

- Frank’s a sluggard who can’t hold down a steady job because he’s always missing work.

- On the weekends, Marc prefers to be a sluggard, since he works so hard during the week.

- John was fired because he was a sluggard who took too long to finish his tasks.

MOLLYCODDLE = (verb, noun)

(v.) to treat with extra care or indulgence; (n.) someone spoiled and overprotected, especially a boy,

INFORMAL MAINLY DISAPPROVING

to give someone too much care or protection.

a person without strength of character

Synonyms:

(v.) spoil, pamper, coddle, baby, overprotect

Examples:

- If you mollycoddle your children they won’t grow up to be responsible, self-sufficient adults.

- Lisa was so mollycoddled as a child, she grew up to be a selfish adult.

- Joanne broke up with Phil because he was too much of a mollycoddle and

needed to talk to his mother every day.

- I can work independently, and I don’t need to be mollycoddled.