Sluggish Definition

slŭgĭsh
adjective
sluggisher, sluggishest
Lacking energy, alertness, or vigor; indisposed to exertion; slothful.
Webster's New World
Not active; slow or slow-moving; dull.
Webster's New World
Not functioning with normal vigor.
Webster's New World
Slow to perform or respond to stimulation.
American Heritage

Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man.

And the sluggish land slumbers in utter neglect. -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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Other Word Forms of Sluggish

Adjective

Base Form:
sluggish
Comparative:
sluggisher
Superlative:
sluggishest

Origin of Sluggish

  • Middle English probably from slugge lazy person slug2

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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