sluggish

CEFRC1

/ˈslʌɡɪʃ/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Moving or working slowly with little energy.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having no power to move oneself or itself; inert.

Examples

  • Mr. Smith ran his sluggish horse along the country roads.

  • Inflation has been rising despite a sluggish economy.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Slow; having little motion.

  2. Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive

  3. Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.

More examples

In context

  • I've been sluggish recently.

  • a sluggish man

  • And the sluggish land slumbers in utter neglect.

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Antonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

After eating a heavy meal, the students felt blank and had trouble staying awake during the lecture.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From slug + -ish.