sluggish

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Habitually idle and lazy

   Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive

   • a sluggish man
   • And the sluggish land slumbers in utter neglect.
2. 2

   Slow

   Slow; having little motion.

   • Vp thou tame River, vvake; / And from the liquid limbes this ſlumber ſhake: / Thou drovvn'st thy ſelfe in inofficious ſleepe; / And theſe thy ſluggiſh vvaters ſeeme to creepe, / Rather than flovv.
   • We float upon a sluggish stream, / We ride no rapids mad, / While life is all a tempered dream / And every joy half sad.
3. 3

   Having no power to move oneself or itself

   Having no power to move oneself or itself; inert.

   • Matter, being impotent, sluggish, and inactive, hath no power to stir or move itself.
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   1. 4

      Characteristic of a sluggard

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

   2. 5

      Exhibiting economic decline, inactivity, slow, or subnormal growth.

      • Inflation has been rising despite a sluggish economy.

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