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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.
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.
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.
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.
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 definition: indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent. See examples of SLUGGISH used in a sentence.
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.
The meaning of sluggish. Definition of sluggish. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
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…
