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sluggish

adjective

slow and apathetic

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
S
Ends with
H
Contains
LU
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈslʌɡɪʃ

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. slow and apathetic

    “she was fat and inert”

adjective

  1. (of business) not active or brisk

    “business is dull (or slow)”

adjective

  1. slow or slothful

    “a sluggish stream”

In context

Example Sentences

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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