to be sluggish
11Sluggish Economy — A state in the economy in which the growth is slow, flat or declining. The term can refer to the economy as a whole or a component of the economy, such as weak housing starts. When the economy is in a sluggish state, it is generally harmful for a …
12sluggish — [[t]slʌ̱gɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED You can describe something as sluggish if it moves, works, or reacts much slower than you would like or is normal. The economy remains sluggish... Circulation is much more sluggish in the feet than in the hands. ...the …
13sluggish — sluggishly, adv. sluggishness, n. /slug ish/, adj. 1. indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent: a sluggish disposition. 2. not acting or working with full vigor, as bodily organs: a sluggish liver. 3. slow to act or… …
14sluggish — slug|gish [ slʌgıʃ ] adjective 1. ) not performing or reacting as well as usual: Sasha woke up feeling tired and sluggish. sluggish economic growth 2. ) not moving as quickly as usual: a sluggish stream ╾ slug|gish|ly adverb ╾ slug|gish|ness noun …
15sluggish — UK [ˈslʌɡɪʃ] / US adjective 1) not performing or reacting as well as usual Sasha woke up feeling tired and sluggish. a sluggish economy 2) not moving as quickly as usual a sluggish stream Derived words: sluggishly adverb sluggishness noun… …
16sluggish — slug|gish [ˈslʌgıʃ] adj moving or reacting more slowly than normal ▪ Alex woke late feeling tired and sluggish. ▪ Economic recovery has so far been sluggish. >sluggishly adv >sluggishness n [U] …
17sluggish — adjective moving or reacting more slowly than normal: I always feel sluggish first thing in the morning. | the company s sluggish sales performance sluggishly adverb: The stream flows sluggishly through the fields. sluggishness noun (U) …
18sluggish — adjective 1) Alex felt tired and sluggish Syn: lethargic, listless, lacking in energy, lifeless, inert, inactive, slow, torpid, languid, apathetic, weary, tired, fatigued, sleepy, drowsy, enervated; lazy …
19sluggish — [ˈslʌgɪʃ] adj not moving, performing, or reacting as well as usual a sluggish economy[/ex] Sasha woke up feeling tired and sluggish.[/ex] …
20sluggish — adj. inert; inactive; slow moving; torpid; indolent (a sluggish circulation; a sluggish stream). Derivatives: sluggishly adv. sluggishness n. Etymology: ME f. SLUG(1) or slug (v.): see SLUGGARD …
