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sluggish

/'sl/@/g/I//S/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a <i>sluggish</i> man.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. moving slowly

    adj.all

    Examples
    A sluggish stream.
    Synonyms slow-moving sulky

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. (of business) not active or brisk

    adj.all

    Examples
    A sluggish market.
    Synonyms dull slow

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. slow and apathetic

    adj.all

    Examples
    A sluggish worker.
    Synonyms inert soggy torpid

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

slugabedslugfestsluggardsluggardizesluggardysluggersluggishlysluggishnesssluggyslughornslugsslugworm

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