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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.
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.
You can describe something as sluggish if it moves, works, or reacts much slower than you would like or is normal.
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. /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. Sales were sluggish. Topics Personal qualities c2.
uk / ˈslʌɡɪʃ / us. Add to word list. moving or working more slowly than usual: a sluggish economy. I felt really sluggish after lunch.
Sluggish Definition. slŭgĭsh. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Filter. 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.
