Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Displaying little movement or activity; slow; inactive: a sluggish stream; sluggish growth.
- adj. Lacking alertness, vigor, or energy; inert or indolent.
- adj. Slow to perform or respond to stimulation.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Slow; having or giving evidence of little motion: as, a sluggish stream.
- Idle and lazy, habitually or temporarily; indolent; slothful; dull; inactive.
- Inert; inactive; torpid.
- Dull; tame; stupid.
- Synonyms Lazy, Slothful, etc. (see idle); slack, supine, phlegmatic, apathetic.
Wiktionary
- adj. Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man.
- adj. Slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish stream.
- adj. Having no power to move one's self or itself; inert.
- adj. Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive.
- adj. Slow; having little motion.
- adj. Having no power to move one's self or itself; inert.
- adj. Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. (of business) not active or brisk
- adj. moving slowly
- adj. slow and apathetic
Etymologies
- Middle English, probably from slugge, lazy person; see slug2.
Examples
“The skirmishes did not appear to be linked to Thursday's country-wide demonstrations organized by the main opposition party in protest of what they call a sluggish transition to democracy.”
“Kremlin critics have blamed Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for what they call a sluggish and ineffective government response to the fires, but polls have so far shown no decline in his popularity.”
“So Ravell went on the air and appealed for calm, while criticizing what he called a sluggish government reaction.”
“Also disturbed by what he described as sluggish and lacklustre implementation of the procurement process, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Senator Muhammad Adamu Aliero has given August 6, 2009 as deadline for all Secretariats, Department and Agencies (SDA) to communicate the result of evaluation of bids to him or face the full wrath of the law.”
“Consider that while retail sales remain sluggish, internet sales continue to grow.”
The Huffington Post: Grant Cardone: Selling Skills or Bernanke and the Fed?
“I'm thinking the trout are just plain sluggish due to cold water temps. and changing weather conditions.”
“The economic recovery is set to remain sluggish at best.”
The Guardian: Britain's economic recovery set to remain sluggish, Deloitte says
“Britain's economic recovery is set to remain sluggish and the risk of a double dip recession has not gone away, Roger Bootle warns today in the latest Deloitte economic review.”
The Guardian: Britain's economic recovery set to remain sluggish, Deloitte says
“Their industrial gas turbine and seamless pipe businesses remain sluggish and have yet to see the cyclical kick but this should be just a matter of time.”
Forbes: Aerospace Bull Market Takes Flight Despite Military Cutbacks
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