sluggish meaning

UK US /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/ 2 syllables

sluggish (adjective): moving slowly.

sluggish has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

sluggish as an adjective

  1. moving slowly
    • a sluggish stream

    Synonyms: sulky

    Similar: slow

    Related forms: sluggishness

  2. (of business) not active or brisk
    • business is dull (or slow)
    • a sluggish market

    Synonyms: dull, slow

    Similar: inactive

    Related forms: sluggishness

  3. slow and apathetic
    • she was fat and inert
    • a sluggish worker
    • a mind grown torpid in old age

    Synonyms: inert, soggy, torpid

    Similar: inactive

    Related forms: sluggishness

How to pronounce sluggish

sluggish is pronounced /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Word lists: words starting with SL · words ending in SH · 8-letter words

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