Sluggishness
['slʌgɪʃnɪs]
Definition
(noun.) the pace of things that move relatively slowly; 'the sluggishness of the economy'; 'the sluggishness of the compass in the Arctic cold'.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Phlegm, apathy, insensibility, dulness, indifference, inertness, indolence, slothfulness, laziness, supineness, torpor, sloth.
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Examples
- His pursuit of Hood indicated a sluggishness that satisfied me that he would never do to conduct one of your campaigns. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- This discovery did away entirely with sluggishness, and made it possible to secure high speeds over lines of comparatively great lengths. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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