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   sluggish

   /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/

   adjective

   • 1. slow-moving or inactive: "a sluggish stream" Similar inactivequietslowslow-movingslackflatdepressedstagnantstaticOpposite busybrisk
   • ▪ lacking energy or alertness: "Alex woke late feeling tired and sluggish" Similar lethargiclistlesslacking in energyunenergeticlifelessinertinactiveslowtorpiddulllanguidapatheticpassiveunresponsivewearytiredfatiguedsleepyhalf asleepdrowsyheavy-eyedenervatedsomnolentlazyidleindolentslothfulsluggardlyphlegmaticbovineasthenicneurasthenicinformal:dozydopeyyawnylogyarchaic:lymphaticOpposite vigorousenergeticactive
   • ▪ slow to respond or make progress: "the car had been sluggish all morning"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from the noun slug1 or the verb slug (see sluggard) + -ish1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sluggishly adverb
   • 2. sluggishness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSLUGGISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

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   The meaning of SLUGGISH is averse to activity or exertion : indolent; also : torpid. How to use sluggish in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySLUGGISH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SLUGGISH meaning: 1. moving or operating more slowly than usual and with less energy or power: 2. moving or…. Learn more.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sluggishSluggish - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

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   Sluggish definition: indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent. See examples of SLUGGISH used in a sentence.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSLUGGISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › sluggishSluggish - definition of sluggish by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of sluggish – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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… See more. in Spanish.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › sluggishsluggish | meaning of sluggish in Longman Dictionary of...

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    sluggish meaning, definition, what is sluggish: moving or reacting more slowly than norm...: Learn more.

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    A complete guide to the word "SLUGGISH": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.