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sluggish
adjective
Slow and apathetic
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ˈslʌɡɪʃ
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adjective
Slow and apathetic
“She was fat and inert”
adjective
(of business) not active or brisk
“Business is dull (or slow)”
adjective
Slow or slothful
“A sluggish stream”
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She was fat and inert
A sluggish worker
A mind grown torpid in old age
Business is dull (or slow)
A sluggish market
A sluggish stream
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