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sluggish
slug·gish S0485600 (slŭg′ĭsh)adj.1. Displaying little movement or activity; slow; inactive: a sluggish stream; sluggish growth.2. Lacking alertness, vigor, or energy; inert or indolent.3. Slow to perform or respond to stimulation.
[Middle English, probably from slugge, lazy person; see slug2.]
slug′gish·ly adv.slug′gish·ness n.sluggish (ˈslʌɡɪʃ) adj1. lacking energy; inactive; slow-moving2. functioning at below normal rate or level3. exhibiting poor response to stimulation ˈsluggishly adv ˈsluggishness nslug•gish (ˈslʌg ɪʃ)
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. sluggish- lusk - Means lazy or sluggish.
- phlegmatic - First meant "abounding in phlegm" and now more commonly means "not easily excited; lacking enthusiasm; dull, sluggish"—supposedly the type of character one has from having an overabundance of phlegm.
- sulk - A back-formation of sulky, from obsolete sulke, "sluggish."
- drumble - To move in a slow, sluggish way.
Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | sluggish - moving slowly; "a sluggish stream"sulkyslow - not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth" | | 2. | sluggish - (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"slow, dullbusiness enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"inactive - lacking activity; lying idle or unused; "an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery" | | 3. |  sluggish - slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"torpid, inert, soggyinactive - not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature" |
sluggishadjective inactive, slow, lethargic, listless, heavy, dull, lifeless, inert, slow-moving, unresponsive, phlegmatic, indolent, torpid, slothful feeling sluggish and lethargic after a big meal
lively, vigorous, energetic, dynamic, enthusiastic, swift, animated, brisk, industrious, alive and kicking, full of life, full of beans (informal)sluggishadjective1. Characterized by reduced economic activity:down, dull, off, slack, slow, soft.2. Lacking mental and physical alertness and activity:hebetudinous, lethargic, stupid, stuporous, torpid.Slang: dopey.3. Resistant to exertion and activity:fainéant, idle, indolent, lazy, shiftless, slothful, sluggard.Informal: do-nothing.Idiom: bone lazy.Translationsslug1 (slag) noun a kind of animal like a snail. 蛞蝓 蛞蝓ˈsluggish adjective moving slowly; not active or alert. a sluggish river; I always feel rather sluggish in the mornings. 緩慢的 缓慢的ˈsluggishly adverb 緩慢地 缓慢地ˈsluggishness noun 緩慢 缓慢EncyclopediaSeeslugsluggish
Synonyms for sluggishadj inactiveSynonyms- inactive
- slow
- lethargic
- listless
- heavy
- dull
- lifeless
- inert
- slow-moving
- unresponsive
- phlegmatic
- indolent
- torpid
- slothful
Antonyms- lively
- vigorous
- energetic
- dynamic
- enthusiastic
- swift
- animated
- brisk
- industrious
- alive and kicking
- full of life
- full of beans
Synonyms for sluggishadj characterized by reduced economic activitySynonymsadj lacking mental and physical alertness and activitySynonyms- hebetudinous
- lethargic
- stupid
- stuporous
- torpid
- dopey
adj resistant to exertion and activitySynonyms- fainéant
- idle
- indolent
- lazy
- shiftless
- slothful
- sluggard
- do-nothing
Synonyms for sluggishadj moving slowlySynonymsRelated Wordsadj (of business) not active or briskSynonymsRelated Words- business enterprise
- commercial enterprise
- business
- inactive
adj slow and apatheticSynonymsRelated Words |