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adjective
- 1. slow-moving or inactive: "a sluggish stream" Similar Opposite
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SLUGGISH definition: 1. moving or operating more slowly than usual and with less energy or power: 2. moving or…. Learn more.
The meaning of SLUGGISH is averse to activity or exertion : indolent; also : torpid. How to use sluggish in a sentence.
Sluggish definition: indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent. See examples of SLUGGISH used in a sentence.
adjective. You can describe something as sluggish if it moves, works, or reacts much slower than you would like or is normal. The economy remains sluggish. Circulation is much more sluggish in the feet than in the hands. ...the sluggish pace of reforms. Synonyms: inactive, slow, lethargic, listless More Synonyms of sluggish.
When you are feeling draggy — positively slug-like — you are sluggish, or slow. If cookie sales are sluggish at your bake sale, you are selling very few treats. Just about anything can be sluggish.
SLUGGISH meaning: 1. moving or operating more slowly than usual and with less energy or power: 2. moving or…. Learn more.
adj. 1. indisposed to action or exertion; lazy; indolent. 2. not functioning with full vigor, as bodily organs. 3. slow to act or respond: a sluggish engine. 4. slow or slow-moving, as a stream. 5. slack, as sales. slug′gish•ly, adv. slug′gish•ness, n.
adjective. sluggisher, sluggishest. Lacking energy, alertness, or vigor; indisposed to exertion; slothful. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Not active; slow or slow-moving; dull. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Not functioning with normal vigor. Webster's New World. Slow to perform or respond to stimulation. American Heritage.
adjective. /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/. /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/. moving, reacting or working more slowly than normal. sluggish traffic. a sluggish economy. the sluggish black waters of the canal. He felt very heavy and sluggish after the meal. The growth of the export market has helped to compensate for sluggish demand at home.
adjective. uk / ˈslʌɡɪʃ / us. Add to word list. moving or working more slowly than usual: a sluggish economy. I felt really sluggish after lunch. (Definition of sluggish from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of sluggish. in Chinese (Traditional) 行動緩慢的, 遲緩的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 行动缓慢的, 迟缓的…
