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sluggishness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | flatness, languor, lethargy, phlegm |
| Type of | inertia, inactivity, inactiveness |
| Derivation | sluggish |
the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends.
Examples of sluggishness
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But the real reason for the sluggishness has to do with borders and bureaucracy.
From the economist.com
Most of us know that a diet heavy on processed foods might lead to sluggishness.
From the guardian.co.uk
Investors worried that continued sluggishness in the economy would reduce demand.
From the omaha.com
Is it hysterical enough to make up for the sluggishness of what came before it?
From the fresnobee.com
That may mean fewer symptoms of altitude sickness, such as nausea or sluggishness.
From the businessweek.com
Retailers noted a certain amount of sluggishness in July, but nothing ominous.
From the businessweek.com
Wall Street is also worried about overall sluggishness in the world's economy.
From the time.com
The sluggishness of consumer spending is mostly the result of weak employment.
From the economist.com
He said the Red Cross wasn't seeing any evidence of donor fatigue or sluggishness.
From the huffingtonpost.com
- Lethargy: a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
- The pace of things that move relatively slowly; "the sluggishness of the economy"; "the sluggishness of the compass in the Arctic cold"
- Languor: inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; "the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends"
- (sluggish) moving slowly; "a sluggish stream"
- (sluggish) dull: (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"
- (sluggish) inert: slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"
- The property of being sluggish; unable or unwilling to act quickly
- (Sluggish) Unresponsive; functioning at below normal rate or level
- (Sluggish) Slow, bulky and difficult to maneuver. Some power-tool competition level skis when used on the groomed would elicit this feeling.
