sluggish
indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent: a sluggish disposition.
not acting or working with full vigor, as bodily organs: a sluggish liver.
slow to act or respond: a sluggish car engine.
moving slowly, or having little motion, as a stream.
slow, as motion.
slack, as trade, business, or sales.
Origin of sluggish
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Other words for sluggish
Opposites for sluggish
Other words from sluggish
- slug·gish·ly, adverb
- slug·gish·ness, noun
- un·slug·gish, adjective
- un·slug·gish·ly, adverb
- un·slug·gish·ness, noun
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How to use sluggish in a sentence
Tweet us a question or commentAfter a surprisingly sluggish weekend for polling, the floodgates have opened, with a mix of high-quality polls, low-quality polls and pretty much everything in between.
We Have A Lot Of New Polls, But There’s Little Sign Of The Presidential Race Tightening | Nate Silver (nrsilver@fivethirtyeight.com) | October 28, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightMail-in voting has been relatively sluggish in West Virginia so far, but in-person turnout appeared strong throughout the day in the Mountain State’s population hubs.
West Virginia voters bustle to the polls on the first day of in-person early voting | Derek Hawkins, Molly Born | October 21, 2020 | Washington PostWood believes Polkadot is a superior alternative to Ethereum that avoids the latter’s sluggish processing times, while offering an easy way to connect to other blockchains.
The blockchain industry faces a moment of truth as high-profile projects go live | Jeff | October 21, 2020 | FortuneThis scarcity of food tends to make organisms evolve small, efficient forms, making many low-living sharks relatively sluggish and slight.
Could an ancient megashark still lurk in the deep seas? | By Riley Black | October 15, 2020 | Popular-ScienceGiven the sluggish pace of phone sales over the past few years, the arrival of a next-generation iPhone has been expected to trigger a robust upgrade cycle.
Firstly, the economy, which continues to recover sluggishly.
Romney Just Birthed More Obama Support With Awkward Joke | David Frum | August 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe very stream that went through it flowed sluggishly along, and as if it hadn't any particular object in life.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayThe canoe rose a little and rolled over sluggishly, two-thirds full of water.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley SmithThe charge had passed through his chest, and the blood was trickling forth sluggishly.
Menotah | Ernest G. HenhamThe yacht hung upon the waves sluggishly, so close in upon the reefs that the spray, dashing over, wetted the boys aboard.
The Rival Campers Afloat | Ruel Perley SmithThey were turning out from the public-house below when at last I rose sluggishly and began to prepare for bed.
In Accordance with the Evidence | Oliver Onions
British Dictionary definitions for sluggish
/ (ˈslʌɡɪʃ) /
lacking energy; inactive; slow-moving
functioning at below normal rate or level
exhibiting poor response to stimulation
Derived forms of sluggish
- sluggishly, adverb
- sluggishness, noun
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