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Definition of Sluggish
1. Adjective. Moving slowly. "A sluggish stream"
2. Adjective. (of business) not active or brisk. "A sluggish market"
Category relationships: Business, Business Enterprise, Commercial Enterprise
Similar to: Inactive
Derivative terms: Sluggishness
3. Adjective. Slow and apathetic. "A mind grown torpid in old age"
Similar to: Inactive
Derivative terms: Inertness, Sluggishness, Torpidity, Torpidness
Definition of Sluggish
1. a. Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man.
Definition of Sluggish
1. Adjective. Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a ''sluggish'' man. ¹
2. Adjective. Slow; having little motion; as, a ''sluggish'' stream. ¹
3. Adjective. Having no power to move one's self or itself; inert. ¹
4. Adjective. Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple. ¹
5. Adjective. Exhibiting economic decline, inactivity, slow or subnormal growth. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sluggish
1. displaying little movement or activity [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sluggish
Literary usage of Sluggish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"... the second charge will reverse the more rapidly changing polarities, while
the sign of the more sluggish will not be changed ; when, therefore, ..."
2. The Chief American Poets: Selected Poems by Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow by Curtis Hidden Page (1905)
"But held by sluggish floes, pack'd in the Your aggregate retain'd entire — О
north, south, east and west, your items all; 1885. (1888.) The body wreck'd, ..."
3. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1874)
"It is entirely nocturnal in its habits, and during the d.iy time is sluggish and
seeks shelter under boards and logs. The perfect insect is of a chestnut ..."
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