sluggishness Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
   lethargy; lassitude.
   
2. noun the pace of things that move relatively slowly
   
   • the sluggishness of the economy
   • the sluggishness of the compass in the Arctic cold
3. noun inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
   flatness; languor; phlegm; lethargy.
   
   • the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends

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