sluggish

English

Adjective

sluggish (comparative sluggisher or more sluggish, superlative sluggishest or most sluggish)

1. Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man.

   And the sluggish land slumbers in utter neglect. -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

2. Slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish stream.
3. Having no power to move one's self or itself; inert.

   Matter, being impotent, sluggish, and inactive, hath no power to stir or move itself. -- Woodward

4. Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.

Quotations

• So sluggish a conceit. -- John Milton

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:lazy
• See also Wikisaurus:slow

Derived terms

• sluggishness

Translations

habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man

Chamicuro: achwayi Chinese: Mandarin: simpl. 懒惰的 Finnish: hidas (fi), laiska (fi), veltto (fi)

Polish: opieszały (pl) m. Russian: ленивый (ru) Spanish: perezoso (es), haragán (es), huevón (es), desganado (es), aburrido (es), inútil (es)

slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish stream

Chinese: Mandarin: simpl. 缓慢的 Dutch: langzaam (nl) Finnish: hidas (fi), hiljainen (fi), heikko (fi)

French: poussif (fr) m., poussive (fr) f., faiblard (fr) m. (familiar), faiblarde (fr) f. Russian: медленный (ru) Spanish: lento (es), calmado (es), calmo (es)

having no power to move one's self or itself; inert

Finnish: jähmeä (fi), verkkainen (fi) French: rétamé (fr) m. (slang), naze (fr) m. and f. (slang) Kurdish: Sorani: بێ تاقه‌ت (ku) (bae tAqat)

Russian: неповоротливый (ru), инертный (ru) Spanish: desganado (es) (persons), apagado (es) (persons, things), inerte (es)

characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple

Finnish: hidas (fi), hidasälyinen (fi), verkkainen (fi) Russian: заторможенный (ru)

Spanish: lento (es), estúpido (es), tarado (es), pendejo (es) m.