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   sluggish

   /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/

   adjective

   • 1. slow-moving or inactive: "a sluggish stream" Similar inactivequietslowslow-movingslackflatdepressedstagnantstaticOpposite busybrisk
   • ▪ lacking energy or alertness: "Alex woke late feeling tired and sluggish" Similar lethargiclistlesslacking in energyunenergeticlifelessinertinactiveslowtorpiddulllanguidapatheticpassiveunresponsivewearytiredfatiguedsleepyhalf asleepdrowsyheavy-eyedenervatedsomnolentlazyidleindolentslothfulsluggardlyphlegmaticbovineasthenicneurasthenicinformal:dozydopeyyawnylogyarchaic:lymphaticOpposite vigorousenergeticactive
   • ▪ slow to respond or make progress: "the car had been sluggish all morning"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from the noun slug1 or the verb slug (see sluggard) + -ish1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sluggishly adverb
   • 2. sluggishness noun

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