sluggish
pronunciation
How to pronounce sluggish in British English:
UK [ˈslʌɡɪʃ]
How to pronounce sluggish in American English:
US [ˈslʌɡɪʃ]
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- Adjective:
- with little movement; very slow
- (of business) not active or brisk
- slow and apathetic
Word Origin
- sluggish (adj.)
- mid-15c., from Middle English slugge "lazy person" (see sluggard) + -ish. Earlier adjective was sluggi (early 13c.). Related: Sluggishly; sluggishness.
Synonym
Example
- 1. The sluggish progress of reform elsewhere underlines this point .
- 2. Ageing or even shrinking populations make sluggish growth more likely .
- 3. Many economists predict the sluggish rebound may continue for years .
- 4. Some developing countries will therefore remain sluggish for longer than others .
- 5. And mice without leptin are sluggish balls of blubber .