sluggish

slug·gish

adj \ˈslə-gish\

Definition of SLUGGISH

1

: averse to activity or exertion : indolent; also : torpid

2

: slow to respond (as to stimulation or treatment)

3

a : markedly slow in movement, flow, or growth b : economically inactive or slow

— slug·gish·ly adverb

— slug·gish·ness noun

Examples of SLUGGISH

1. The game picked up after a sluggish start.
2. <the sluggish pace of the project is worrisome>

First Known Use of SLUGGISH

15th century

Related to SLUGGISH

Synonyms: crawling, creeping, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, languid, leisurely, poking, poky (or pokey), slow, snaillike, snail-paced, tardy, unhurried

Antonyms: barreling, bolting, breakneck, breathless, brisk, careering, dizzy, fast, fleet, flying, hasty, hurrying, lightning, meteoric, quick, racing, rapid, rocketing, running, rushing, scooting, scudding, scurrying, snappy, speeding, speedy, swift, warp-speed, whirling, whirlwind, whisking, zipping

Related Words: deliberate, measured; inactive, inert, lethargic, loafing, lounging; lingering, loitering, tarrying; ambling, heavy-footed, inching, plodding, shuffling, slow-footed; strolling; decelerating, slowing; filibustering, procrastinating, stalling

Near Antonyms: expeditious, prompt, ready; accelerated, hastened, quickened; hurried, rushed

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Rhymes with SLUGGISH

thuggish