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Definitions for Sluggish

[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 respond: a sluggish car engine.
[4] moving slowly, or having little motion, as a stream.
[5] slow, as motion.
[6] slack, as trade, business, or sales.
[7] lacking energy; inactive; slow-moving
[8] functioning at below normal rate or level
[9] exhibiting poor response to stimulation

Words related to Sluggish

heavy, slow, slack, inactive, listless, stagnant, lethargic, apathetic, blah, comatose, dopey, down, dragging, indolent, inert, laid-back, languid, leaden, lifeless, lumpish

Words nearby Sluggish

slugfest, sluggard, sluggardly, slugger, slugging average, sluggish, sluice, sluicegate, sluiceway, sluit, slum

Origin of Sluggish

First recorded in 1400–50, sluggish is from the late Middle English word slugissh. See slug1, -ish1

Other words from Sluggish

slug·gish·ly , adverb
slug·gish·ness , noun
un·slug·gish , adjective
un·slug·gish·ly , adverb
un·slug·gish·ness , noun

Synonyms for Sluggish

heavy, inactive, lethargic, listless, slack, slow, stagnant, apathetic, blah, comatose, dopey, down, dragging, draggy, drippy, hebetudinous, indolent, inert, laid-back, languid, languorous, leaden, lifeless, lumpish, mooney, off, phlegmatic, pokey, sleepyheaded, slothful, sluggard, slumberous, stiff, sullen, torpid, unresponsive