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Definition of sluggishly - Reverso English Dictionary
Adverb
1.
movementmoving in a slow and lazy way
- The river flowed sluggishly after the storm.
2.
responseresponding slowly without energy or enthusiasm
- He sluggishly answered the phone, still half asleep.
Origin of sluggishly
English, sluggish (slow) + -ly (adverb suffix)
Terms with sluggishly included in their meaning
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slow movement
moving very slowly or sluggishly
slowness
very slowly or sluggishly
movement
move slowly or sluggishly
slow
moving slowly or sluggishly
movement
move slowly or sluggishly
sluggishly
acting in a sluggish or dazed manner
sluggishly
in a sluggish and unenthusiastic way
slow movement
person who moves slowly or sluggishly
sluggish
moving slowly or sluggishly
Examples of sluggishly in a sentence
He walked sluggishly after the long workout. The computer sluggishly loaded the webpage. She sluggishly moved through her morning routine.
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- French:lentement, sans énergie, ...
- German:träge, lustlos, ...
- Italian:pigramente, con lentezza, ...
- Spanish:lentamente, ...
- Portuguese:lentamente, preguiçosamente, ...
- Chinese:缓慢地, 无精打采地, ...
- Japanese:ゆっくりと, だるそうに, ...
- Arabic:بِبُطْء, بِتَثاقُل, ...
- Hebrew:בְּכְבֵדוּת, בַּעֲצַלְתַּיִם, ...
- Russian:медленно, ...
- Ukrainian:повільно, ...
- Hindi:सुस्ती से, धीमेपन से, ...
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