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Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive / Slow; having little motion. / Having no power to move oneself or itself; inert. / Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.

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sluggish

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Source Word

sluggish

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈslʌɡɪʃ/

Adjective

Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive / Slow; having little motion. / Having no power to move oneself or itself; inert. / Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.

Japanese Meaning

普段から怠惰で、のんびりとした性格や行動を示す / 動きが鈍く、活動的でない / 活力に欠け、重く動作が遅い / 無気力で、物や行動に対する反応が遅い

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Even after several warnings, his sluggish approach to work showed no sign of improvement.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

何度注意されても、彼の怠惰な仕事ぶりは改善の兆しが見えなかった。

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Sense（1）

Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive

a sluggish man

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Sense（2）

Slow; having little motion.

Vp thou tame River, wake; / And from the liquid limbes this ſlumber ſhake: / Thou drownſ't thy ſelfe in inofficious ſleepe; / And theſe thy ſluggish waters ſeeme to creepe, / Rather than flow.

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