1
[ adjective ] with little movement; very slow

Examples

"a sluggish stream"

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

It is low when the thyroid is overactive and high when the gland is sluggish .

Related terms

slow

2
[ adjective ] (of business) not active or brisk

Synonyms

dull slow

Examples

"business is dull (or slow)" "a sluggish market"

3
[ adjective ] slow and apathetic

Synonyms

torpid inert

Examples

"she was fat and inert" "a sluggish worker" "a mind grown torpid in old age"

Related terms

inactive

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