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    sluggish

    sluggish - Dictionary definition and meaning for word sluggish

    Definition
    (adj) moving slowly
    Synonyms : sulky
    Example Sentence
    • a sluggish stream
    Definition
    (adj) (of business) not active or brisk
    Synonyms : dull , slow
    Example Sentence
    • business is dull (or slow)
    • a sluggish market
    Definition
    (adj) slow and apathetic
    Synonyms : inert , soggy , torpid
    Example Sentence
    • she was fat and inert
    • a sluggish worker
    • a mind grown torpid in old age
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sluggish

slugginsh = slow + ish :)

(come from) slug: mail with no shell

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