sluggishPronunciation: /ˈslʌgɪʃ/Translate sluggish | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of sluggish adjective slow-moving or inactive:a sluggish stream lacking energy or alertness:Alex woke late feeling tired and sluggish slow to respond or make progress:the car had been sluggish all morningDerivatives sluggishly adverb sluggishness noun Origin: late Middle English: from the noun slug1 or the verb slug (see sluggard) + -ish1sluggish in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of sluggish in the US English dictionary
