单词	sluggishly
释义	sluggish adjective slug·​gish ˈslə-gish  1 : averse to activity or exertion : indolent also : torpid 2 : slow to respond (as to stimulation or treatment) 3 a : markedly slow in movement, flow, or growth b : economically inactive or slow sluggishly adverb sluggishness noun Synonyms crawling creeping dallying dawdling dilatory dillydallying dragging laggard lagging languid leisurely poking poky pokey slow snail-paced snaillike tardy unhurried See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The game picked up after a sluggish start. the sluggish pace of the project is worrisome Recent Examples on the Web Still, uptake of these lifesaving drugs is sluggish. Michael Rose, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2022 Business is sluggish at a skid row floral shop where nerdish Seymour and his crush Audrey work. Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 The overall totals, thus far, are notably lower than prior predictions, which had already suggested the initial rollout would be sluggish. Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2022 Netflix has lost subscribers for two quarters in a row and Disney’s domestic growth has been sluggish, adding just 100,000 new subs in the past quarter in North America, compared with 1.5 million in the three months previous. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2022 However, while agile may get some traction in siloed teams, the enterprise philosophy and culture may be sluggish in adopting agile values. Michael O'reilly, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 While beer sales have been sluggish in the U.S., the drink’s market share has been growing in many other parts of the world, and AB InBev has been working to capitalize on this growth. Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ, 28 July 2022 But enrollment, which began in October 2021, has been sluggish. Erika Edwards, NBC News, 20 July 2022 Shappy said business has been sluggish since reopening after nearly a year of pandemic closures, with fears of COVID-19 still lingering. Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition sluggish adjective slug·​gish ˈslə-gish  : slow in movement or reaction … his sluggish brain was hardly working at all. Dick King-Smith, Pigs Might Fly Medical Definition sluggish adjective slug·​gish ˈsləg-ish  : markedly slow in movement, progression, or response sluggish healing sluggishly adverb as in slowly at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected the car responds sluggishly until it warms up Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance slowly slow cautiously leisurely laggardly deliberately tardily heavily pokily carefully ploddingly purposefully Antonyms & Near Antonyms rapidly quickly swiftly briskly fast speedily hastily swift immediately apace promptly quick readily soon fleetly recklessly meteorically impulsively snappily abruptly impetuously rashly suddenly presto full tilt pronto posthaste See More
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