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sluggishness

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slug·gish  (slgsh)
adj.
1. Displaying little movement or activity; slow; inactive: a sluggish stream; sluggish growth.
2. Lacking alertness, vigor, or energy; inert or indolent.
3. Slow to perform or respond to stimulation.

[Middle English, probably from slugge, lazy person; see slug2.]

sluggish·ly adv.
sluggish·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sluggishness - a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
hebetude - mental lethargy or dullness
torpidity, torpor - a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep torpor"
2.sluggishness - the pace of things that move relatively slowly; "the sluggishness of the economy"; "the sluggishness of the compass in the Arctic cold"
pace, rate - the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated"
3.sluggishnesssluggishness - inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; "the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends"
inertia, inactiveness, inactivity - a disposition to remain inactive or inert; "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work"

sluggishness
noun inactivity, lethargy, drowsiness, apathy, inertia, stagnation, dullness, torpor, heaviness, indolence, lassitude, languor, listlessness, somnolence, slothfulness a medical condition which causes sluggishness and bad breath
Translations
sluggishness [ˈslʌgɪʃnɪs] N
1. (= indolence) → pereza f
2. (= slowness) → lentitud f
sluggishness
n (= indolence, also Med) → Trägheit f; (of engine, car)Lahmheit f; (of temperament)Phlegma nt; (of steps, pace)Schwerfälligkeit f; (of river)Trägheit f; the sluggishness of the marketdie Flaute am Markt; the sluggishness of the businessdie geschäftliche Flaute
sluggishness [ˈslʌgɪʃnɪs] n (gen) → lentezza; (of business, sales) → stasi f, ristagno
sluggishness [ˈslʌgɪʃnɪs] n (gen) → lentezza; (of business, sales) → stasi f, ristagno


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The fact that he had never changed suggested a sluggishness of habit which seemed to me characteristic.
So saying, he leaped from bed, for he hated his sluggishness now.
Fogg, he was much more restless, counting and recounting the days passed over, uttering maledictions when the train stopped, and accusing it of sluggishness, and mentally blaming Mr.
 
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