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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.
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.
moving or operating more slowly than usual and with less energy or power: A heavy lunch makes me sluggish in the afternoon. Something is wrong with the car - the engine feels sluggish. The housing market has been very sluggish these past few years. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Slow and moving slowly.
1. : averse to activity or exertion : indolent. also : torpid. 2. : slow to respond (as to stimulation or treatment) 3. a. : markedly slow in movement, flow, or growth. b. : economically inactive or slow. sluggishly adverb. sluggishness noun. Synonyms. crawling. creeping. dallying. dawdling. dilatory. dillydallying. dragging. laggard.
Sluggish definition: indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent. See examples of SLUGGISH used in a sentence.
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…
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.
She felt sluggish in comparison. Social life was sluggish in some ways and wild in others. They are very sluggish and do not divide. The shallowness of the lower stream, where the current is sluggish, is probably due to the great quantities of silt brought down by these floods.
