sluggish

  • 11sluggish — sluggishly, adv. sluggishness, n. /slug ish/, adj. 1. indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent: a sluggish disposition. 2. not acting or working with full vigor, as bodily organs: a sluggish liver. 3. slow to act or… …

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  • 12sluggish — slug|gish [ slʌgıʃ ] adjective 1. ) not performing or reacting as well as usual: Sasha woke up feeling tired and sluggish. sluggish economic growth 2. ) not moving as quickly as usual: a sluggish stream ╾ slug|gish|ly adverb ╾ slug|gish|ness noun …

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  • 13sluggish — UK [ˈslʌɡɪʃ] / US adjective 1) not performing or reacting as well as usual Sasha woke up feeling tired and sluggish. a sluggish economy 2) not moving as quickly as usual a sluggish stream Derived words: sluggishly adverb sluggishness noun… …

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  • 14sluggish — slug|gish [ˈslʌgıʃ] adj moving or reacting more slowly than normal ▪ Alex woke late feeling tired and sluggish. ▪ Economic recovery has so far been sluggish. >sluggishly adv >sluggishness n [U] …

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  • 15sluggish — adjective moving or reacting more slowly than normal: I always feel sluggish first thing in the morning. | the company s sluggish sales performance sluggishly adverb: The stream flows sluggishly through the fields. sluggishness noun (U) …

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  • 16sluggish — adjective 1) Alex felt tired and sluggish Syn: lethargic, listless, lacking in energy, lifeless, inert, inactive, slow, torpid, languid, apathetic, weary, tired, fatigued, sleepy, drowsy, enervated; lazy …

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  • 17sluggish — [ˈslʌgɪʃ] adj not moving, performing, or reacting as well as usual a sluggish economy[/ex] Sasha woke up feeling tired and sluggish.[/ex] …

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  • 18sluggish — adj. inert; inactive; slow moving; torpid; indolent (a sluggish circulation; a sluggish stream). Derivatives: sluggishly adv. sluggishness n. Etymology: ME f. SLUG(1) or slug (v.): see SLUGGARD …

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  • 19sluggish — slug·gish sləg ish adj markedly slow in movement, progression, or response <sluggish healing> slug·gish·ly adv slug·gish·ness n …

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  • 20sluggish — adj. Sluggish is used with these nouns: ↑demand, ↑economy, ↑growth, ↑market, ↑river, ↑start …

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