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  • 1Sluggish — Slug gish, a. 1. Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man. [1913 Webster] 2. Slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish stream. [1913 Webster] 3. Having no power to move one s self or itself; inert. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 2sluggish — slug‧gish [ˈslʌgɪʆ] adjective happening or reacting more slowly than usual: • Trading activity has been sluggish all week. • sluggish consumer demand sluggishly adverb : • Economists predict that taxable income will grow only sluggishly.… …

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  • 3Sluggish cognitive tempo — (SCT) is an unformalized descriptive term which is used to better identify what appears to be a homogeneous sub subgroup within the formal subgroup ADHD predominantly inattentive (ADHD I or ADHD PI) classification in the Diagnostic and… …

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  • 4sluggish — index despondent, inactive, indolent, languid, lax, lifeless (dull), otiose, phlegmatic …

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  • 5sluggish — mid 15c., from M.E. slugge lazy person (see SLUGGARD (Cf. sluggard)). Earlier adj. was sluggi (early 13c.) …

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  • 6sluggish — *lethargic, torpid, comatose Analogous words: inert, *inactive: indolent, slothful, *lazy: listless, languishing, *languid Antonyms: brisk: expeditious: quick (of mind) …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 7sluggish — [adj] dull, slow moving apathetic, blah*, comatose, dopey*, down, dragging, draggy*, drippy*, heavy, hebetudinous, inactive, indolent, inert, laid back*, languid, languorous, leaden, lethargic, lifeless, listless, lumpish, mooney*, off,… …

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  • 8sluggish — ► ADJECTIVE 1) slow moving or inactive. 2) lacking energy or alertness. DERIVATIVES sluggishly adverb sluggishness noun …

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  • 9sluggish — [slug′ish] adj. [< SLUG1 + ISH] 1. lacking energy, alertness, or vigor; indisposed to exertion; slothful 2. not active; slow or slow moving; dull 3. not functioning with normal vigor sluggishly adv. sluggishness n …

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  • 10sluggish — adjective a) Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man. And the sluggish land slumbers in utter neglect. b) Slow; having little motion; as, a s …

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