slug´gish|ness

slug´gish|ness
slug|gish «SLUHG ihsh», adjective.
1. not active; slow-moving; lacking energy or vigor: »

He has a sluggish mind and shows little interest in anything.

SYNONYM(S): dull, inert.
2. lazy; idle.
3. moving very slowly; having little motion: »

The stream was so sluggish that I could hardly tell which way it flowed.

4. slow; tardy: »

a sluggish digestion. Climbing again into his car, pushing at the sluggish starter (Graham Greene).

[< slug1 + ish]
slug´gish|ly, adverb.
slug´gish|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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