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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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   Is your computer sluggish?

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   What makes you sluggish in the afternoon?

   • 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. Fierce competition and sluggish demand have resulted in very poor sales. Though there are certainly some diminishing returns in the sluggish fourth and fifth seasons.

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   Sluggish means slow, lazy, or inactive, especially in movement, response, or growth. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles for sluggish.

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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 means moving, reacting or working more slowly than normal. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes from Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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