sluggish
English
/ˈslʌɡɪʃ/
adj
Definitions
- Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive
- Slow; having little motion
- Having no power to move oneself or itself; inert.
- Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.
- Exhibiting economic decline, inactivity, slow or subnormal growth.
Etymology
Suffix from English slug (lie idle, move slowly sluggishly).
Origin
English
slug
Gloss
lie idle, move slowly sluggishly
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aslug English
- forslug English
- outslug English
- preslug English
- semislug English
- slug English
- slugabed English
- slugabug English
- slugfest English
- slugger English
- sluggishly English
- sluggishness English
- sluggos English
- sluggy English
- slugless English
- sluglike English
- slugthrower English
- slugworm English
- unsluggish English
- slugge Middle English