Sluggish
adjective
Moving or reacting slower than normal.
After the heavy meal, he felt sluggish and wanted to take a nap.
Often appears as...
- sluggish response
- sluggish movements
adjective
Not showing or feeling energy or enthusiasm.
He was feeling so sluggish at work because he stayed up late last night.
Often appears as...
- sluggish attitude
- sluggish behavior
adjective
Performing poorly, especially in terms of business or economy.
The company's sales have been sluggish this quarter.
Often appears as...
- sluggish economy
- sluggish market
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General, Academic
adjective
Moving or reacting slower than normal.
After the heavy meal, he felt sluggish and wanted to take a nap.
Often appears as...
- sluggish response
- sluggish movements
adjective
Not showing or feeling energy or enthusiasm.
He was feeling so sluggish at work because he stayed up late last night.
Often appears as...
- sluggish attitude
- sluggish behavior
adjective
Performing poorly, especially in terms of business or economy.
The company's sales have been sluggish this quarter.
Often appears as...
- sluggish economy
- sluggish market
Usage tips
General, Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Slowness
Describes someone or something moving with less speed or energy than expected.
The athletes were sluggish in the hot weather.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary State
Use 'sluggish' to describe a temporary condition, not a permanent trait.
She's not usually this sluggish; she just didn't sleep well.
Pro Tip 3/3After Inactivity
Often used when someone is slow to start activity or respond after being idle.
I always feel sluggish after a long flight.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Slowness
Describes someone or something moving with less speed or energy than expected.
The athletes were sluggish in the hot weather.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary State
Use 'sluggish' to describe a temporary condition, not a permanent trait.
She's not usually this sluggish; she just didn't sleep well.
Pro Tip 3/3After Inactivity
Often used when someone is slow to start activity or respond after being idle.
I always feel sluggish after a long flight.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Slowness
Describes someone or something moving with less speed or energy than expected.
The athletes were sluggish in the hot weather.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary State
Use 'sluggish' to describe a temporary condition, not a permanent trait.
She's not usually this sluggish; she just didn't sleep well.
Pro Tip 3/3After Inactivity
Often used when someone is slow to start activity or respond after being idle.
I always feel sluggish after a long flight.
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Video examples
How do animals see in...
Fortunately, they're accustomed to targeting sluggish prey. Meanwhile, the night is also buzzing with insects, such as hawk moths, which can see their favorite flowers in color, even on a starlit night. They achieve this by a surprising move - getting rid of details in their visual perception.
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How Your Memory Works --...
And so that's superimportant. Then tomorrow, if I didn't get enough sleep tonight, I'm going to -- my frontal lobe's not going to want to drag itself into its day job and do the work of paying attention today, right? You feel sluggish, like, "Ah, I can't pay attention. What?"
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The surprising effects...
As a pregnancy progresses, the uterus expands upward and outward with the growing fetus. To make room, hormones called progesterone and relaxin signal muscles to loosen. The muscles that propel food and waste through the digestive tract also loosen, which makes them sluggish,
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The biology of our best...
Elevated testosterone levels, elevated levels of stress hormones, and your amygdala is going to be more active and your frontal cortex will be more sluggish. Pushing back further, weeks to months before, where's the relevance there? This is the realm of neural plasticity,
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Meet the bluefin tuna,...
depends entirely on the environment become sluggish in colder waters. But a bluefin’s ability to keep warm means it has sharper vision, can better process information, and can swim faster than its prey. It thrives in cold, deep, subarctic water.
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The wild world of...
the fly closes in and slurps its nectar. But this pitcher species has an ingredient called coniine in its nectar, a powerful narcotic to insects. As the coniine takes effect, the fly grows sluggish, stumbles, and falls down the funnel
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Robert Gordon: The death...
on the back of consumers massively overborrowing. Consumers paying off that debt is one of the main reasons why our economic recovery is so sluggish today. And everybody of course knows that the federal government debt is growing
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Making waves: The power...
Let's suspend the laws of physics for a moment, and pretend that your molecular self can plunge deep down into the water column. In these colder depths, the comparative lack of solar warmth makes water molecules sluggish,
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A librarian's case...
impassive, sluggish, lethargic, placid, calm, mellow, laid-back and, well, slothful! I am relaxed and tranquil, and I like to live in peace. But I am not lazy.' Then the sloth yawned and said, 'That's just how I am.
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The Goblin Shark PIPE What...
Most goblin sharks are 10 to 12 feet long, but they can grow much bigger, sluggish until they attack.
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How do animals see in...
Fortunately, they're accustomed to targeting sluggish prey. Meanwhile, the night is also buzzing with insects, such as hawk moths, which can see their favorite flowers in color, even on a starlit night. They achieve this by a surprising move - getting rid of details in their visual perception.
Video examples
How Your Memory Works --...
And so that's superimportant. Then tomorrow, if I didn't get enough sleep tonight, I'm going to -- my frontal lobe's not going to want to drag itself into its day job and do the work of paying attention today, right? You feel sluggish, like, "Ah, I can't pay attention. What?"
Video examples
The surprising effects...
As a pregnancy progresses, the uterus expands upward and outward with the growing fetus. To make room, hormones called progesterone and relaxin signal muscles to loosen. The muscles that propel food and waste through the digestive tract also loosen, which makes them sluggish,
Video examples
The biology of our best...
Elevated testosterone levels, elevated levels of stress hormones, and your amygdala is going to be more active and your frontal cortex will be more sluggish. Pushing back further, weeks to months before, where's the relevance there? This is the realm of neural plasticity,
Video examples
Meet the bluefin tuna,...
depends entirely on the environment become sluggish in colder waters. But a bluefin’s ability to keep warm means it has sharper vision, can better process information, and can swim faster than its prey. It thrives in cold, deep, subarctic water.
Video examples
The wild world of...
the fly closes in and slurps its nectar. But this pitcher species has an ingredient called coniine in its nectar, a powerful narcotic to insects. As the coniine takes effect, the fly grows sluggish, stumbles, and falls down the funnel
Video examples
Robert Gordon: The death...
on the back of consumers massively overborrowing. Consumers paying off that debt is one of the main reasons why our economic recovery is so sluggish today. And everybody of course knows that the federal government debt is growing
Video examples
Making waves: The power...
Let's suspend the laws of physics for a moment, and pretend that your molecular self can plunge deep down into the water column. In these colder depths, the comparative lack of solar warmth makes water molecules sluggish,
Video examples
A librarian's case...
impassive, sluggish, lethargic, placid, calm, mellow, laid-back and, well, slothful! I am relaxed and tranquil, and I like to live in peace. But I am not lazy.' Then the sloth yawned and said, 'That's just how I am.
Video examples
The Goblin Shark PIPE What...
Most goblin sharks are 10 to 12 feet long, but they can grow much bigger, sluggish until they attack.
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Quote examples
Harper Reed
American Businessman
Don't eat the pizza; get lots of sleep - you have to take care of yourself. It's about being your tip top self at all times, and if you are unhealthy, or you're sick, or you don't feel good, even it's just because you're sluggish, you're not going to make it because you're not going to be able to react to things.
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Kai Ryssdal
American Journalist
The funny thing is, I really feel it if I don't run. I start getting sluggish, and I feel like I need to do it. That's how I know that the workouts are working - I miss them if I don't have them.
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Josie Loren
American Actress
If I eat junk food and have a workout the next day, I feel a significant difference in the way my body responds to exercise. I'm sluggish, tired and run out of energy very quickly.
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Jose Angel Gurria
Mexican Economist
In the face of sluggish growth, aging societies, and increasing educational attainment of young women, the economic case for gender equality is clear.
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Joo Won
South Korean Actor
I believe almost every men have some kind of fantasy for action scenes. I'm one of them, and I just can't be so sluggish.
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Samuel Johnson
English Writer
There are some sluggish men who are improved by drinking; as there are fruits that are not good until they are rotten.
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Brian May
English Musician
I don't surf the net in general. I have someone do it for me instead, because I find it sluggish.
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John W. Gardner
American Educator
The hallmark of our age is the tension between aspirations and sluggish institutions.
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Sean Astin
American Actor
I'm much more prone to feeling down a lot. I just feel sluggish and unmotivated.
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Mandy Ingber
American Actress
If you're feeling sluggish, do a back bend.
Quote examples
Harper Reed
American Businessman
Don't eat the pizza; get lots of sleep - you have to take care of yourself. It's about being your tip top self at all times, and if you are unhealthy, or you're sick, or you don't feel good, even it's just because you're sluggish, you're not going to make it because you're not going to be able to react to things.
Quote examples
Kai Ryssdal
American Journalist
The funny thing is, I really feel it if I don't run. I start getting sluggish, and I feel like I need to do it. That's how I know that the workouts are working - I miss them if I don't have them.
Quote examples
Josie Loren
American Actress
If I eat junk food and have a workout the next day, I feel a significant difference in the way my body responds to exercise. I'm sluggish, tired and run out of energy very quickly.
Quote examples
Jose Angel Gurria
Mexican Economist
In the face of sluggish growth, aging societies, and increasing educational attainment of young women, the economic case for gender equality is clear.
Quote examples
Joo Won
South Korean Actor
I believe almost every men have some kind of fantasy for action scenes. I'm one of them, and I just can't be so sluggish.
Quote examples
Samuel Johnson
English Writer
There are some sluggish men who are improved by drinking; as there are fruits that are not good until they are rotten.
Quote examples
Brian May
English Musician
I don't surf the net in general. I have someone do it for me instead, because I find it sluggish.
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John W. Gardner
American Educator
The hallmark of our age is the tension between aspirations and sluggish institutions.
Quote examples
Sean Astin
American Actor
I'm much more prone to feeling down a lot. I just feel sluggish and unmotivated.
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Mandy Ingber
American Actress
If you're feeling sluggish, do a back bend.
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