sluggish

adjective (sluggish, more sluggish, most sluggish); adverb sluggishly

«sluggish» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Moving or working slowly, without energy. tree →
(of a machine, body or computer) Slow to respond. tree →
(of money, trade or the economy) Not growing much; slow. tree →
(of a river) Flowing slowly. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life you feel sluggish when tired or after a big meal; a sluggish computer is slow. In geography a sluggish river flows slowly across flat land. In news «sluggish sales» or «a sluggish economy» means things are slow. Science: cold-blooded animals like lizards are sluggish when cold.

Examples

I feel sluggish after a big Sunday lunch. tree →
The laptop is sluggish; it needs restarting. tree →
Lizards are sluggish until the sun warms them. tree →
The sluggish river wound slowly through the fields. tree →
Toy sales were sluggish this year. tree →
The sluggish traffic made us late for school. tree →
He wrestled with the big and sluggish stone, as if it had been a living enemy. tree →

Note

Adjective; from «slug» (the slow creature). Opposites: lively, brisk, quick.

On Mova

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