Definition of sluggish Sluggish
/slʌˈgɪʃ/ - [slugish] - slug•gish
We found 13 definitions of sluggish from 4 different sources.
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What does sluggish mean?
WordNet
Adjectivesluggish, sluggisher, sluggishest |
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| sluggish - moving slowly; "a sluggish stream" | ||
| sulky | ||
| slow not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth" | ||
| sluggish - slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age" | ||
| inert, soggy, torpid | ||
| inactive not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature" | ||
| sluggish - (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market" | ||
| dull, slow | ||
| inactive not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature" | ||
| business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- sluggish (Adjective)
Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man. - sluggish (Adjective)
Slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish stream. - sluggish (Adjective)
Having no power to move one's self or itself; inert. - sluggish (Adjective)
Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple. - sluggish (Adjective)
Exhibiting economic decline, inactivity, slow or subnormal growth.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sluggish (a.)
Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man. - sluggish (a.)
Slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish stream. - sluggish (a.)
Having no power to move one's self or itself; inert. - sluggish (a.)
Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.
