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One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters through a marsh, without either honor or observation.
Walter Scott

Meaning of "sluggish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SLUGGISH

sluggish  [ˈslʌɡɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLUGGISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sluggish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SLUGGISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sluggish in the English dictionary

The first definition of sluggish in the dictionary is lacking energy; inactive; slow-moving. Other definition of sluggish is functioning at below normal rate or level. Sluggish is also exhibiting poor response to stimulation.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLUGGISH


biggish
ˈbɪɡɪʃ
boggish
ˈbɒɡɪʃ
broguish
ˈbrəʊɡɪʃ
doggish
ˈdɒɡɪʃ
dreggish
ˈdreɡɪʃ
Gish
ɡɪʃ
haggish
ˈhæɡɪʃ
hoggish
ˈhɒɡɪʃ
jiggish
ˈdʒɪɡɪʃ
loggish
ˈlɒɡɪʃ
pedagoguish
ˈpɛdəˌɡɒɡɪʃ
piggish
ˈpɪɡɪʃ
priggish
ˈprɪɡɪʃ
puggish
ˈpʌɡɪʃ
roguish
ˈrəʊɡɪʃ
thuggish
ˈθʌɡɪʃ
voguish
ˈvəʊɡɪʃ
waggish
ˈwæɡɪʃ
Whiggish
ˈwɪɡɪʃ
woggish
ˈwɒɡɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLUGGISH

slug
slug it out
slugabed
slugfest
sluggard
sluggardise
sluggardize
sluggardliness
sluggardly
sluggardness
slugged
slugger
slugging
sluggishly
sluggishness
sluice
sluice down
sluicegate
sluicelike
sluiceway

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLUGGISH

British
curate´s-eggish
Danish
English
fetish
finish
fish
Irish
largish
longish
on the parish
orangish
polish
publish
slangish
Spanish
strongish
stylish
Swedish
youngish

Synonyms and antonyms of sluggish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SLUGGISH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sluggish» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sluggish

Translation of «sluggish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLUGGISH

Find out the translation of sluggish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sluggish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sluggish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

缓慢的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lento
570 millions of speakers

English

sluggish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुस्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ركود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вялым
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vagaroso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মন্দ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

stagnant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lembap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

träge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不振な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

굼뜬
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sluggish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chậm chạp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மந்தமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आळशी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

halsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fiacco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

słaby
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

млявим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποτονική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

traag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trög
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svak
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sluggish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLUGGISH»

The term «sluggish» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.541 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLUGGISH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sluggish

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9 QUOTES WITH «SLUGGISH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sluggish.
1
Sean Astin
I'm much more prone to feeling down a lot. I just feel sluggish and unmotivated.
2
John W. Gardner
The hallmark of our age is the tension between aspirations and sluggish institutions.
3
Lou Jiwei
There are three main pillars of China's economy. One is export, which is limited by sluggish global demand. The second is investment. In many sectors, there is already too much investment and overcapacity. The third is consumption.
4
Ron Kind
In a time of serious budget deficits, immense war costs and a sluggish economy, we cannot afford to grant such outlandish subsidies to some of our Nation's largest corporations.
5
Josie Loren
If I eat junk food and have a workout the next day, I feel a significant difference in the way my body responds to exercise. I'm sluggish, tired and run out of energy very quickly.
6
Matthew Macfadyen
I wouldn't want to leave it so long before doing a play again, I get very stolid and sluggish if I do too much telly.
7
Ben McLemore
You get those hunger pains. 'I am so hungry. We don't have any food. What are we going to eat?' Your stomach hurts. Then you get so upset and mad, like, no food. You start having tantrums and don't want to do anything. You get mad at everybody because you don't have any food. That's what happens when you don't eat. You are so sluggish.
8
Kai Ryssdal
The funny thing is, I really feel it if I don't run. I start getting sluggish, and I feel like I need to do it. That's how I know that the workouts are working - I miss them if I don't have them.
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Walter Scott
One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters through a marsh, without either honor or observation.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLUGGISH»

Discover the use of sluggish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sluggish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Thyroid Solution Diet: Boost Your Sluggish Metabolism to ...
Outlines a program for bolstering metabolism to lose weight and improve overall health, drawing on the practices of Mediterranean diets to make specific recommendations for food combinations and avoidances.
Ridha Arem, 2013
2
Why Are Japanese Wages So Sluggish? (EPub)
Over the past decade, productivity-adjusted wages have grown at a slower pace in Japan than in other rich countries.
Martin Sommer, 2009
3
Why is Productivity Growth in the Euro Area So Sluggish?
Slow productivity growth has plagued the euro area since the mid-1990s.
Marcello M. Estevão, Estevã, o, Marcello M., 2004
4
World Economic Outlook, October 2012: Coping with High Debt ...
Prospects. Are. for. Sluggish. and. Bumpy. Growth. Looking ahead, no significant improvement appears in the offing. The WEO forecast includes only a modest reacceleration of activity, which would be helped along by somereduction in ...
International Monetary Fund. Research Dept., 2012
5
Rapid Assessment: A Flowchart Guide to Evaluating Signs and ...
A sluggish pupillary reaction is an abnormally slow pupillary response to light. It can occur in one pupil or both, unlike the normal reaction, which is always bilateral. A sluggish reaction accompanies degenerative disease of the central nervous ...
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004
6
The Subversive Job Search: How to Overcome a Lousy Job, ...
The result: Alan was able to land an entry level $40,000 salary day job and turn it into a $190,000 a year career just 24 months later. The Subversive Job Search details how you can do it too.
Alan Corey, 2013
7
So You Feel Sluggish Today: The Causes and Treatment of ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
Harry Gauss, 2006
8
Wine Chemistry and Biochemistry
1.10. Stuck. and. Sluggish. Fermentations: Causes. and. Solutions. Sometimes alcoholic fermentation becomes too slow towards the end of the process. Yeasts drastically reduce their sugar consumption and fermentation may even stop before ...
M. Victoria Moreno-Arribas, Carmen Polo, 2008
9
Werner & Ingbar's the Thyroid: A Fundamental and Clinical Text
The sluggish and slow response characteristic of the patient with hypothyroidism in general marks the major gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations of hypothyroidism: sluggish intestinal motility ranging from mild obstipation to paralytic ileus and ...
Sidney C. Werner, Sidney H. Ingbar, Lewis E. Braverman, 2005
10
Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets 2 Volume Set
The different convection patterns for the constant viscosity and variable viscosity cases show the transition from the small viscosity contrast regime of convection to the sluggish-lid mode of convection and from the sluggish-lid mode of ...
Gerald Schubert, Donald L. Turcotte, Peter Olson, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLUGGISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sluggish is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cardamom futures decline on sluggish spot demand
Cardamom futures decline on sluggish spot demand ... per cent to Rs 802.30 per kg on the back of sluggish demand at the spot market against ample stocks. «Economic Times, Jul 15»
2
China June inflation seen edging up to 1.3 percent year-on-year but …
"In contrast, domestic raw material prices stumbled again, weighed by sluggish domestic production and stuttering global commodity prices," she said. «Business Insider, Jul 15»
3
Aiming High: Inside Walmart's battle to beat sluggish sales with …
Digital Access gives you unlimited online access to our most premium news and analysis such as Aiming High Inside Walmarts battle to beat sluggish sales with ... «Supermarket News, Jun 15»
4
Sluggish no more, GI's back: Noddy
HAVING looked sluggish for the past few weeks, Brett Kimmorley believes South Sydney ace Greg Inglis has got his second wind and is back to his best. «Fox Sports, Jun 15»
5
This is what GDP growth looks like around the world right now
Although global growth has recovered, it's still sluggish relative to the pre-financial-crisis trend. "Forecasters are only now beginning to feel less optimistic about ... «Business Insider, Jun 15»
6
Investors See Stocks Rising Despite Sluggish Economy
The economy is off to a sluggish start again this year, but money managers say stocks can put in gains anyhow. The Commerce Department reported Friday that ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
7
Growth Remains Sluggish: Is Your Portfolio Resilient Enough?
The first quarter of 2015 provides an excellent example of why diversification among factors can be so effective. As my colleague Russ Koesterich points out in a ... «Market Realist, May 15»
8
Slow Netflix? Report warns sluggish streaming a turn-off for viewers
Netflix and its local competitors' push into Australia could face significant challenges with a report stating many abandon subscription video-on-demand services ... «The Australian Financial Review, Apr 15»
9
How a gentle electrical jolt can focus a sluggish mind
Need a coffee to get going in the morning? A jolt of electrical current could be more stimulating. Lighting up the brain with small amounts of electricity can ... «PBS NewsHour, Mar 15»
10
Older Army was sluggish in Kargil, Narendra Modi government tells …
NEW DELHI: The Modi government submitted before the Supreme Court that a much-older Indian Army was "sluggish" in its response during the Kargil war, ... «Economic Times, Mar 15»

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