Sluggish – English Flashcard for Sluggish for IELTS

Sluggish

Sluggish (adj) /ˈslʌg.ɪʃ/

moving or operating more slowly than usual and with less energy or power, lethargic, slow, inactive, lifeless, slothful:

Sluggish in context

The company performance is sluggish and inefficient this year because of bad financial conditions.

The football player seems sluggish after being rehabilitated from his injured leg.

Needless to say, sluggish people have a marked tendency for procrastination.

A heavy lunch makes me sluggish in the afternoon.

Something is wrong with the car – the engine feels a bit sluggish.

Parts of speech

  • Noun: sluggishness
  • Adverb: sluggishly

Antonyms

active, energetic, lively

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