1. (a.) Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man.

2. (a.) Slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish stream.

3. (a.) Having no power to move one's self or itself; inert.

4. (a.) Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.

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