Definitions for sluggish
ˈslʌg ɪʃslug·gish

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. sluggish, sulkyadjective

   moving slowly

   "a sluggish stream"

2. dull, slow, sluggishadjective

   (of business) not active or brisk

   "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"

3. inert, sluggish, soggy, torpidadjective

   slow and apathetic

   "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sluggishadjective

   Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man.

   And the sluggish land slumbers in utter neglect. -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

2. sluggishadjective

   Slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish stream.

3. sluggishadjective

   Having no power to move one's self or itself; inert.

   Matter, being impotent, sluggish, and inactive, hath no power to stir or move itself. -- Woodward

4. sluggishadjective

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

5. sluggishadjective

   Exhibiting economic decline, inactivity, slow or subnormal growth.

   Inflation has been rising despite sluggish economy.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sluggishadjective

   Dull; drowsy; lazy; slothful; idle; insipid; slow; inactive; inert.

   Etymology: from slug.

   Sluggish idleness, the nurse of sin,
   Upon a slothful ass he chose to ride. Fairy Queen.

   The dull billows, thick as troubled mire,
   Whom neither wind out of their seat could force,
   Nor tides did drive out of their sluggish source. Edmund Spenser.

   One, bolder than the rest,
   With his broad sword provok’d the sluggish beast. Edmund Waller.

   Matter, being impotent, sluggish, and inactive, hath no power to stir or move itself. John Woodward.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sluggish

   Sluggish refers to moving slowly or lacking energy, alertness, or responsiveness. It can describe someone or something that appears slower, less active, or less dynamic than usual. It is often used to describe physical movement, mental processes, economic activity, or mechanical performance.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sluggishadjective

   habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man

2. Sluggishadjective

   slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish stream

3. Sluggishadjective

   having no power to move one's self or itself; inert

4. Sluggishadjective

   characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sluggish in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sluggish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of sluggish in a Sentence

1. Maggie Moon:

   Holly Phillips said. It's not clear why this happens ; studies suggest that in response to the stress of not getting quality snooze time, there's a reduction in activity in the hypothalamus, the control panel of the brain where body temperature is regulated. A study from the European Journal of Applied Physiology appears to back this up : researchers documented a drop in body temperature in 20 sleep-deprived young adults. Metabolism may be a culprit here as well. When you're fatigued from a restless night, your metabolism works at a more sluggish pace, Holly Phillips said, producing less heat and slower circulation. You're dehydrated Up to 60 percent of the adult human body is water, and water helps regulate body temperature.

2. Robert Parkes:

   European economic growth is still sluggish but is gradually accelerating, whereas it is stalling in the U.S.. Monetary policies in Europe are much more supportive and there is an increased competitiveness from a weaker euro.

3. Jonathan Golub:

   This looks more like a reprieve for value than a longer-term trend, the real question for value is, 'Do you believe that interest rates will continue to go higher when all indications are that the economy will remain sluggish for the remainder of the year?'.

4. Craig Nichol:

   It's been a fairly sluggish and unexciting start to the week for markets. Whether things get more interesting or not probably depends on what Fed Chair Jerome Powell has to say when he testifies today in front of the Senate Banking Committee.

5. Max Maizels:

   Most instances of bedwetting, whether they run in the family or not, have to do with heavy sleep and a sluggish coordination between bladder signals that say ‘take me to the bathroom’ and a deep level of sleep that prevents the signals from reaching awareness.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sluggish
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sluggish
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sluggish
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sluggish