Sluggish: alternatives and connections

Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive.

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Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive.

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imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

The quality or state of being flat.

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The quality or state of being flat.

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Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.

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Destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion; as, matter is inert.

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imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.

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Filled with water; soft with moisture; sodden; soaked; wet; as, soggy land or timber.

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Moodly silent; sullen; sour; obstinate; morose; splenetic.

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Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.

Sluggish overlaps with slow, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.