sluggish
slugg·ish
sluggish · sluggisher · sluggishest
простий, легкий
ленивый, вялый, медленный, медлительный
schwach, langsam, faul, inaktiv
Habitually idle and lazyHabitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive
/ˈslʌɡɪʃ/
» I just felt slow and sluggish.
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5 sensesHabitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive
a sluggish man
faul, schwach, inaktiv
лени́выйlenívyj, медли́тельныйmedlítelʹnyj, вялыйvjalyj
Slow; having little motion.
langsam, träge
ме́дленныйmédlennyj
slow and apathetic
Having no power to move oneself or itself; inert.
schleppend, lahm, kraftlos
неповоротливыйnepovorotlivyj, инертныйinertnyj
Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.
заторможенныйzatormožennyj
Exhibiting economic decline, inactivity, slow, or subnormal growth.
Inflation has been rising despite a sluggish economy.
Examples
18 sentencesTranslations
7 languagesРусский
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| Comparative | sluggisher / more sluggish Lesson |
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| Superlative | sluggishest / most sluggish Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
167 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsRelatedsluggishness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form