sluggish
adjective
indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent.
sluggishly
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a word derived from
sluggish.
Example Sentences
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Sinner started the second set sluggishly and had to come from 15-40 down in his opening service game before Alcaraz broke to go 2-1 ahead and hold for 3-1.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
The economy has responded sluggishly to the rate cuts so far, with the pass-through to lower mortgage lending rates taking place at a slower pace than expected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
When the third quarter started, the Lakers went back to playing sluggishly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
Diverting and smoothly staged, if also sluggishly paced and eventually wearying, “Champion” has the more immediately opera-worthy plot of the Blanchard pair.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
‘LIES/’ Gaia crumbled into a tornado of soil and grass, but her essence seemed to churn more sluggishly.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
