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sluggish
adjective slug·gish \ˈslə-gish\
: moving slowly or lazily
Full Definition of SLUGGISH
2
: slow to respond (as to stimulation or treatment)
3
a : markedly slow in movement, flow, or growth b : economically inactive or slow
— slug·gish·ly adverb
— slug·gish·ness noun
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First Known Use of SLUGGISH
15th century
Related to SLUGGISH
- Synonyms
- crawling, creeping, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, languid, leisurely, poking, poky (or pokey), slow, snaillike, snail-paced, tardy, unhurried
- Antonyms
- barreling, bolting, breakneck, breathless, brisk, careering, dizzy, fast, fleet, flying, hasty, hurrying, lightning, meteoric, quick, racing, rapid, rocketing, running, rushing, scooting, scudding, scurrying, snappy, speeding, speedy, swift, warp-speed, whirling, whirlwind, whisking, zipping
Rhymes with SLUGGISH
SLUGGISHNESS Defined for Kids
sluggish
adjective slug·gish \ˈslə-gish\
Definition of SLUGGISH for Kids
: slow in movement or reaction <… his sluggish brain was hardly working at all. — Dick King-Smith, Pigs Might Fly>
— slug·gish·ly adverb
Medical Dictionary
sluggish
adjective slug·gish \ˈsləg-ish\
Medical Definition of SLUGGISH
: markedly slow in movement, progression, or response <sluggish healing>
—slug·gish·ly adverb
—slug·gish·ness noun
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