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sluggish

[sluhg-ish]

adjective

  1. indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent.

    a sluggish disposition.

    Synonyms: ,
    Antonyms: ,
  2. not acting or working with full vigor, as bodily organs.

    a sluggish liver.

  3. slow to act or respond.

    a sluggish car engine.

  4. moving slowly, or having little motion, as a stream.

  5. slow, as motion.

  6. slack, as trade, business, or sales.



sluggish

/ ˈ²õ±ôʌɡɪʃ /

adjective

  1. lacking energy; inactive; slow-moving

  2. functioning at below normal rate or level

  3. exhibiting poor response to stimulation

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • sluggishly adverb
  • sluggishness noun
  • unsluggish adjective
  • unsluggishly adverb
  • unsluggishness noun
  • ˈ²õ±ô³Ü²µ²µ¾±²õ³ó±ô²â adverb
  • ˈ²õ±ô³Ü²µ²µ¾±²õ³ó²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of sluggish1

First recorded in 1400–50, sluggish is from the late Middle English word slugissh. See slug 1, -ish 1
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Ticket sales are so sluggish, the Athletic reported, fewer than a third of the 65,326 seats for Saturday’s opening game had been sold less than 10 days before the game.

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He recalled how his son, who trained five times a week, appeared "sluggish and wasn't himself" before he "started throwing punches into thin air".

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The government's spending plans have been impacted by sluggish economic growth, higher government borrowing costs and global instability.

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While inflation has eased across the eurozone, the economy has been sluggish even before the US president rolled out his aggressive tariff policy which has prompted threats of retaliatory taxes from the wider European Union.

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A trade deal with the US is top of the agenda, he said, with sluggish demand and slowing growth already hurting the economy.

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