English Explanatory Dictionary

sluggish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive
  2. Slow; having little motion.
  3. Having no power to move oneself or itself; inert.
  4. Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.
  5. Exhibiting economic decline, inactivity, slow, or subnormal growth.

Pronunciation

/ˈslʌɡɪʃ/ [ˈslʌɡɪʃ] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-sluggish.wav

Word forms

sluggish sluggisher more sluggish sluggishest most sluggish

Etymology

From slug + -ish.

Synonyms

bone-idle fainéant idle indolent inert lackadaisical lazy lither otiose slothful sluggish swear torpid work-shy crawling slack slow-moving languid languorous draggy creeping dreich gastropodous glacial heavy-footed inching labored leaden lead-footed lethargic low-speed lumbering plodding pokey ponderous slothlike slow slow as a snail slow as Christmas slow as molasses slow as molasses in January slowfooted stately steady subglacial sullen tardigrade tedious testudineous turtleish turtlesque unspeedy addlebrained addlepated airheaded bee-brained beef-witted beefheaded beetle-headed birdbrained

Antonyms

nimble

Derived words

sluggishly sluggishness sluggish schizophrenia unsluggish
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