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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.
SLUGGISH meaning: 1. moving or operating more slowly than usual and with less energy or power: 2. moving or…. Learn more.
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.
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.
Definition of sluggish adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jun 2, 2024 · sluggish (comparative sluggisher or more sluggish, superlative sluggishest or most sluggish) Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive Synonyms: see Thesaurus: lazy
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.
