sluggish.
Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive
Meaning & usage
Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive
a sluggish man
Slow; having little motion.
Having no power to move oneself or itself; inert.
Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.
Exhibiting economic decline, inactivity, slow, or subnormal growth.
Inflation has been rising despite a sluggish economy.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English slug Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English sluggish From slug + -ish.
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