Sluggish Definition & Meaning

sluggish
adjective
  1. moving slowly; "a sluggish stream"
  2. (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"
  3. slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"

"Sluggish" in song lyrics

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  • "This capsules seen better days, the ride is sluggish"
    Ivens — One Last Trip

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