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单词 sluggish
释义

sluggish

adjective

slug·​gish ˈslə-gish How to pronounce sluggish (audio)
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
  • lagging
  • languid
  • leisurely
  • poking
  • poky
  • pokey
  • slow
  • snail-paced
  • snaillike
  • tardy
  • unhurried
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Example Sentences

The game picked up after a sluggish start. the sluggish pace of the project is worrisome
Recent Examples on the Web Still, uptake of these lifesaving drugs is sluggish. Michael Rose, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2022 Business is sluggish at a skid row floral shop where nerdish Seymour and his crush Audrey work. Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 The overall totals, thus far, are notably lower than prior predictions, which had already suggested the initial rollout would be sluggish. Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2022 Netflix has lost subscribers for two quarters in a row and Disney’s domestic growth has been sluggish, adding just 100,000 new subs in the past quarter in North America, compared with 1.5 million in the three months previous. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2022 However, while agile may get some traction in siloed teams, the enterprise philosophy and culture may be sluggish in adopting agile values. Michael O'reilly, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 While beer sales have been sluggish in the U.S., the drink’s market share has been growing in many other parts of the world, and AB InBev has been working to capitalize on this growth. Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ, 28 July 2022 But enrollment, which began in October 2021, has been sluggish. Erika Edwards, NBC News, 20 July 2022 Shappy said business has been sluggish since reopening after nearly a year of pandemic closures, with fears of COVID-19 still lingering. Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

sluggish

adjective

slug·​gish ˈslə-gish How to pronounce sluggish (audio)
: slow in movement or reaction
… his sluggish brain was hardly working at all. Dick King-Smith, Pigs Might Fly

Medical Definition

sluggish

adjective

slug·​gish ˈsləg-ish How to pronounce sluggish (audio)
: markedly slow in movement, progression, or response
sluggish healing

sluggish

adjective

1
as in slow
moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed the sluggish pace of the project is worrisome

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • slow
  • leisurely
  • lagging
  • pokey
  • laggard
  • slowing
  • dragging
  • dawdling
  • dilatory
  • creeping
  • crawling
  • poky
  • unhurried
  • languid
  • tardy
  • lethargic
  • snail-paced
  • poking
  • dallying
  • dillydallying
  • snaillike
  • inactive
  • deliberate
  • plodding
  • inert
  • lingering
  • loafing
  • ambling
  • lounging
  • measured
  • decelerating
  • loitering
  • heavy-footed
  • tarrying
  • shuffling
  • slow-footed
  • strolling
  • stalling
  • inching
  • procrastinating
  • filibustering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • rapid
  • speedy
  • swift
  • brisk
  • hasty
  • fast
  • dizzy
  • quick
  • breathless
  • rushing
  • snappy
  • running
  • lightning
  • breakneck
  • meteoric
  • whirling
  • racing
  • whirlwind
  • fleet
  • speeding
  • ready
  • hurrying
  • flying
  • rocketing
  • prompt
  • expeditious
  • accelerated
  • bolting
  • scudding
  • quickened
  • rushed
  • barreling
  • hurried
  • scurrying
  • warp-speed
  • scooting
  • careering
  • zipping
  • hastened
  • whisking
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2
as in sleepy
slow to move or act reptiles are naturally sluggish at low temperatures

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • sleepy
  • lethargic
  • dull
  • torpid
  • lazy
  • inactive
  • quiescent
  • inert
  • listless
  • motionless
  • resting
  • slothful
  • apathetic
  • indolent
  • shiftless
  • languorous
  • slack
  • still
  • static
  • sedentary
  • dormant
  • asleep
  • ambitionless
  • drugged
  • drowsy
  • sluggard
  • dopey
  • lazyish
  • sluggardly
  • inanimate
  • comatose
  • dead
  • catatonic
  • somnambulant
  • dopy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • active
  • busy
  • vigorous
  • energetic
  • engaged
  • dynamic
  • occupied
  • working
  • spirited
  • vital
  • kinetic
  • vivacious
  • sprightly
  • lively
  • peppy
  • animated
  • bouncing
  • perky
  • industrious
  • diligent
  • zippy
  • springy
  • assiduous
  • hardworking
  • sedulous
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