āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
sluggish
01
āĻ§ā§āĻ°, āĻ āĻ˛āĻ¸
moving, reacting, or functioning more slowly than usual
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He felt sluggish after staying up all night.
āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻ§ā§āĻ°, āĻ āĻ˛āĻ¸
showing little energy, interest, or enthusiasm
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The student was sluggish in responding to questions.
āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The sluggish economy led to fewer job openings and increased competition.
āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
sluggishly
sluggishness
sluggish
slug
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