😴 Lacking energy 🌧️ Thick and slimy

sluggy

1 7.8

Feeling slow and without energy

adjective
/ˈslʌɡi/

: lento

After staying up late, I felt sluggy the next morning and struggled to get out of bed.

Fast food can leave you feeling sluggy, and even worse, snack meals can leave you sluggy and hangry.

Examples

Fast food can leave you feeling sluggy, and even worse, snack meals can leave you sluggy and hangry.

Adam Conover
The warm weather made me feel sluggy and unmotivated to do any work.
After the long workout, she felt sluggy and decided to take a nap.

Synonyms

tired

vssluggy

∞ 1.0

Needing rest or sleep because you have little energy

is about moving slowly rather than the urge to rest

lazy

vssluggy

47 1.0

Moving slowly and in a relaxed way

is more about tired slowness rather than a calm slow pace

sluggish

vssluggy

35 3.9

Moving or working slowly and with little energy

is the informal, everyday sense of the same slow low energy state

fatigued

vssluggy

23 4.1

Feeling very tired and having no energy

is a milder slow low-energy feeling rather than deep exhaustion

drowsy

vssluggy

22 2.7

Feeling sleepy and not fully awake, often because you are tired or bored

is tired and slow but not necessarily ready to sleep

groggy

vssluggy

22 5.6

Feeling weak, unsteady, and confused after being very tired, ill, or hit on the head

is slower movement without the unsteady or confused quality

lethargic

vssluggy

15 5.3

Being very tired and slow with little interest or energy

is more about simple slow movement rather than low motivation

pooped

vssluggy

Informal

6 5.8

Being very tired and without energy after hard exercise

is about steady slow movement rather than full exhaustion

overtired

vssluggy

5 3.4

Too sleepy to relax or fall asleep

is more about moving or feeling slowly rather than sleep problems

dopey

vssluggy

Informal

4 4.0

Feeling sleepy, slow, and not very alert

is simple slow low energy without the drugged or stunned aspect

draggy

vssluggy

Informal

1 7.6

Slow and boring so you feel tired

focuses strictly on slow bodily feeling rather than boringness

torpid

vssluggy

1 8.2

To move slowly and have little energy or interest

is about moving slowly rather than being fully inactive

logy

vssluggy

1 9.8

Feeling slow and tired after not sleeping, being sick, or taking medicine

focuses more on plain bodily slowness rather than mental dullness

hebetudinous

vssluggy

Archaic

1 9.9

A person who is slow in thinking and low in energy

is the simpler slow low-energy feeling rather than mental dullness

sleepyheaded

vssluggy

1 5.3

Very tired and unable to keep your eyes open

describes low energy and slowness without strong sleepiness

laggy

vssluggy

1 6.8

Feeling slow and without energy after being tired or ill

covers the same low energy but without naming causes

short on energy

vssluggy

1 3.5

Feeling tired and weak

is more about slow movement rather than general low vitality

slumpy

vssluggy

1 7.4

Being tired and looking droopy or sad

is about slow movement rather than mood or posture

knickered

vssluggy

1 9.6

Very tired after hard physical activity

is less intense and focuses on slow, low-energy motion

slumbrous

vssluggy

Literature

1 9.9

A calm, quiet mood that makes you feel sleepy

is about feeling slow and lacking energy rather than inducing sleep

loggy

vssluggy

1 8.2

Moving or feeling slow and heavy because you are tired

is the broader slow feeling without emphasizing heaviness

dubby

vssluggy

Informal

9.9

Feeling tired and slow because you have little energy

is the same feeling but used more in everyday speech

Antonyms

lively

109 1.3

Having a lot of energy and enthusiasm

energetic

88 1.6

Full of energy and active

How Energetic

energetic

88 1.6

active

232 1.0

slow

∞ 1.0

sluggy

1 7.8

lethargic

15 5.3

inactive

9 3.0

Surface Forms

sluggy positive

Morphology

sluggy = slug (transparent) = slug + y

The adjective is directly formed from 'slug' + '-y', meaning 'like a slug' (slow or inactive), which a B1 learner can infer from the base.

Etymology

Sluggy comes from the slow animal slug and the related word sluggish, so imagine moving like a slug to remember it means 'slow' and low in energy.