Sluggish

Quick meaning: Sluggish is an adjective meaning Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive.

Meaning

Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive.

More Meanings

1. Slow; having little motion.
2. Having no power to move oneself or itself; inert.
3. Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.
4. Exhibiting economic decline, inactivity, slow, or subnormal growth.

Example Sentences

a sluggish man

And the sluggish land slumbers in utter neglect.

We float upon a sluggish stream, / We ride no rapids mad, / While life is all a tempered dream / And every joy half sad.

He helps us to understand the insignificant points which mark the rapid undercurrents of the seemingly sluggish soul of Khalid.

Word Forms

• sluggisher
• sluggishest

Synonyms for sluggish

Depending on context, synonyms include bone-idle, idle, indolent, inert, lackadaisical, lazy.

Antonyms for sluggish

Common opposites include nimble.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dull, slow, inert, inactive, lethargic, lazy.

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