sluggish

[ sluhg-ish ]

/ ˈslʌg ɪʃ /

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adjective

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.

Words nearby sluggish

slugfest, sluggard, sluggardly, slugger, slugging average, sluggish, sluice, sluicegate, sluiceway, sluit, slum

Origin of sluggish

First recorded in 1400–50, sluggish is from the late Middle English word slugissh. See slug¹, -ish¹

SYNONYMS FOR sluggish

1 slow, slothful. See inactive.

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ANTONYMS FOR sluggish

1 quick, active.

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OTHER WORDS FROM sluggish

slug·gish·ly, adverbslug·gish·ness, nounun·slug·gish, adjectiveun·slug·gish·ly, adverb

un·slug·gish·ness, noun

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Only from far away came the murmur of the sluggish waters of the Maros, and from its shores the call of a heron to its mate.
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The mind of one who does not work for that which he needs, but commands it from others, grows heavy and sluggish.
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The ridge made a sort of dam in the river; and above there was a long reach, smooth and sluggish.
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Their sluggish minds were prone to all the superstition of the Middle Ages.
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The heat of a summer or early autumn day makes them sluggish, but an hour or two in the evening is sometimes remunerative.
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British Dictionary definitions for sluggish

sluggish

/ (ˈslʌɡɪʃ) /

adjective

lacking energy; inactive; slow-moving

functioning at below normal rate or level

exhibiting poor response to stimulation

Derived forms of sluggish

sluggishly, adverbsluggishness, noun

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