sluggishly
In a sluggish manner; responding or moving slowlyIn a sluggish manner; responding or moving slowly.
» The river flows sluggishly under the bridge.
Der Fluss fließt träge unter der Brücke hindurch. — carlosalberto
Река медленно течет под мостом. — carlosalberto
Река лениво течёт под мостом. — Ooneykcall
carlosalberto · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesIn a sluggish manner; responding or moving slowly.
in a sluggish manner
Examples
2 sentencesThe river flows sluggishly under the bridge.
ruРека медленно течет под мостом. — carlosalberto
deDer Fluss fließt träge unter der Brücke hindurch. — carlosalberto
Because the new trainee did things sluggishly, he was told that he'd be fired if he didn't start taking his job seriously.
Forms
more sluggishly, most sluggishly| Comparative | more sluggishly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most sluggishly |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.