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sluglike

sluglike

5.6
Looking or moving slowly like a garden snail
  • adjective
  • /ˈslʌɡˌlaɪk/
translation icon : similar a un caracol
  • She moved with a sluglike grace, taking her time to savor every step of her journey.

Examples

  • The sluglike creature slowly crawled across the damp ground, leaving a slimy trail behind.

  • Joe, the sluglike bartender and owner of this elegant establishment, was sitting in a chair that barely supported his Pickwickian weight.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The powerful beams glowed and shimmered within the shafts like exotic weapon beams, glittering dully off the sluglike vapor-exhaust ducts.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The garden was filled with sluglike plants that sprawled lazily, their leaves drooping under the weight of moisture.

Synonyms

limacoid
vssluglike
  • Specialized
9.9

Having the shape and feel of a slug

is similar but stresses appearance and the way it moves
limacine
vssluglike
  • Specialized
9.9

Like a slug in shape or movement, soft and slow

focuses more on appearance and movement rather than relation

How Sluggish

sluggish
30 3.9
sluglike
5.6
slow
∞ 1.0
brisk
27 3.2

Surface Forms

sluglike positive

Morphology

sluglike = slug (transparent) = slug + like

Productive adjective formation from 'slug' + '-like', indicating resemblance in appearance or movement.

Etymology

Sluglike comes from slug, the slow, slimy garden animal, and the part -like, which means 'similar to'. That gives sluglike the idea of slow, sliding movement or a soft, slimy look, the same idea you see in sluggish.