earg

earg
adj 1. slothful, sluggish; swift, fleeing through fear, timorous, timid, cowardly, spiritless, craven, weak, inert; 2. evil, vile, wretched, ill, craven; vicious, profligate, prodigal; 3. adv \earge, \earglíce fearfully, timidly, disgracefully, basely

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