sluggish

Speech parts

1. sluggish - Adjective

2. sluggish - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man.

Slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish stream.

Having no power to move one's self or itself; inert.

Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

slow inert dull idle inactive lazy indolent drowsy torpid slothful rusty lagan slack adagio pokey
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Antonyms

allegro high-speed swift spangled volant aeronautical
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Phrases with the word

be sluggish sluggish movement sluggish invertebrate shelter sluggish pace sluggish speed

Examples

business is dull (or slow) Source: Internet

a sluggish market Source: Internet

she was fat and inert Source: Internet

a sluggish worker Source: Internet

a mind grown torpid in old age Source: Internet

a sluggish stream Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

slugging slugging average slugging percentage sluggish invertebrate shelter sluggish movement sluggish pace