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Examples of sluggish
sluggish
Despite months of sluggish hiring, the economy is headed in the right direction.
From the dailyherald.com
She vows to clean up the political cesspool and kick-start the sluggish economy.
From the washingtontimes.com
The sluggish economy and stiff price pressure in PCs have cooled their interest.
From the businessweek.com
Moving to Asia, with world growth sluggish are those emerging economies at risk?
From the time.com
Just because it had an Ecomotive badge on the back, don't think it was sluggish.
From the cars.uk.msn.com
After a sluggish first set, the No. 2-ranked Swiss hit his stride in the second.
From the heraldtribune.com
One reason why the Bears were 4-7 heading into Sunday was their sluggish starts.
From the dailyherald.com
Sluggish was one of the milder terms Morrill used to describe Utah State's play.
From the sltrib.com
He'll be nothing if not a breath of fresh air in an otherwise sluggish Congress.
From the denverpost.com
- Moving slowly; "a sluggish stream"
- Dull: (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"
- Inert: slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"
- (sluggishly) in a sluggish manner; "the smoke rose sluggishly"
- (sluggishness) lethargy: a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
- (sluggishness) languor: inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; "the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends"
- Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man; Slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish stream; Having no power to move one's self or itself; inert; Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple
- Sluggishness is fear of ensuing toil.
- Unresponsive; functioning at below normal rate or level
