sluggish
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4.4
- adjective
- /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/
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- Many of the countries with the oldest companies, like Japan for example, suffer from a sluggish start up scene.
- sluggish economy
- sluggish growth
- sluggish job market
So right now, we're settling into persistently high prices with a very sluggish economy, and our growth rate over the past decade has been anemic.
- So right now, we're settling into persistently high prices with a very sluggish economy, and our growth rate over the past decade has been anemic.
- And there's been more sluggish demand than expected in other segments of the flash market, which in this instance benefits us because it drives down cost.
Examples
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And with the sluggish economy, there's even more pressure for a book to succeed.
Academic text (2009) -
So right now, we're settling into persistently high prices with a very sluggish economy, and our growth rate over the past decade has been anemic.
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After a decade of sluggish sales down at the car lot, business was finally beginning to pick up.
Fiction book (1990) -
Unemployment is very high, income growth is sluggish, and public confidence is quite low.
Blog text (27) -
But this time, in the midst of a sluggish economy, oil prices have maintained strength.
Blog text (2) -
But the British government's rather sluggish commitment to renewable energy up to now has its critics.
Blog text (8) -
The recession caused sluggish consumer spending, which in turn caused a slowdown in manufacturing production.
Academic text (2017) -
Automakers are responding to this sluggish growth by backing away from their EV targets.
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The coexistence of sluggish productivity growth and highly visible advances in automation technology is puzzling to many observers.
Academic text (2018) -
The sluggish economy has made it difficult for new businesses to thrive.
Synonyms
324
2.0
Not active or busy, with fewer customers than usual
182
1.3
Not interesting or lively
46
4.8
Not moving or changing and showing little activity
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5.3
Being very tired and slow with little interest or energy
1
7.8
Feeling slow and without energy
1
6.8
Feeling slow and without energy after being tired or ill
A period of weak sales and low demand
In a slow way that makes tasks finish late
Antonyms
How Active
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sluggish comes from slug plus -ish, with slug the slow, slimy animal, so the word makes you think of slow movement. That's why a sluggish market is 'slow' and 'not active'.