Meaning

5 senses
  1. Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive

    a sluggish man

    faul, schwach, inaktiv

    лени́выйlenívyj, медли́тельныйmedlítelʹnyj, вялыйvjalyj

  2. Slow; having little motion.

    langsam, träge

    ме́дленныйmédlennyj

    slow and apathetic

  3. Having no power to move oneself or itself; inert.

    schleppend, lahm, kraftlos

    неповоротливыйnepovorotlivyj, инертныйinertnyj

  4. Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.

    заторможенныйzatormožennyj

  5. Exhibiting economic decline, inactivity, slow, or subnormal growth.

    Inflation has been rising despite a sluggish economy.

Examples

18 sentences
  1. I just felt slow and sluggish.

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  2. Tom is a night owl, but he's very sluggish in the morning.

    ruТом полуночник, но по утрам он очень вялый.

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  3. Exports have been sluggish.

    deDer Export stockt.

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  4. I'm still feeling sluggish.

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  5. Tom seemed sluggish.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 4
habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive:
slow; having little motion:
having no power to move oneself or itself; inert:
characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive:
slow; having little motion:
having no power to move oneself or itself; inert:

Forms

sluggisher/more sluggish, sluggishest/most sluggish

Synonyms

184 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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