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slug·gish
(slŭg′ĭsh)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.]
slug′gish·ly adv.
slug′gish·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | sluggishly - in a sluggish manner; "the smoke rose sluggishly" |
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Translations
بِكَسَل، بِبُطء
líně
trægt
lomhán
silalega
tembel tembel
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slug1
(slag) noun a kind of animal like a snail.
ˈsluggish adjective moving slowly; not active or alert. a sluggish river; I always feel rather sluggish in the mornings.
ˈsluggishly adverbˈsluggishness noun
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