sluggish
1Sluggish — Slug gish, a. 1. Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man. [1913 Webster] 2. Slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish stream. [1913 Webster] 3. Having no power to move one s self or itself; inert. [1913 Webster]… …
2sluggish — slug‧gish [ˈslʌgɪʆ] adjective happening or reacting more slowly than usual: • Trading activity has been sluggish all week. • sluggish consumer demand sluggishly adverb : • Economists predict that taxable income will grow only sluggishly.… …
3sluggish — index despondent, inactive, indolent, languid, lax, lifeless (dull), otiose, phlegmatic …
4sluggish — mid 15c., from M.E. slugge lazy person (see SLUGGARD (Cf. sluggard)). Earlier adj. was sluggi (early 13c.) …
5sluggish — *lethargic, torpid, comatose Analogous words: inert, *inactive: indolent, slothful, *lazy: listless, languishing, *languid Antonyms: brisk: expeditious: quick (of mind) …
6sluggish — [adj] dull, slow moving apathetic, blah*, comatose, dopey*, down, dragging, draggy*, drippy*, heavy, hebetudinous, inactive, indolent, inert, laid back*, languid, languorous, leaden, lethargic, lifeless, listless, lumpish, mooney*, off,… …
7sluggish — ► ADJECTIVE 1) slow moving or inactive. 2) lacking energy or alertness. DERIVATIVES sluggishly adverb sluggishness noun …
8sluggish — [slug′ish] adj. [< SLUG1 + ISH] 1. lacking energy, alertness, or vigor; indisposed to exertion; slothful 2. not active; slow or slow moving; dull 3. not functioning with normal vigor sluggishly adv. sluggishness n …
9sluggish — adjective a) Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man. And the sluggish land slumbers in utter neglect. b) Slow; having little motion; as, a s …
10sluggish — [[t]slʌ̱gɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED 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 …
