The difference between Slow and Sluggish
When used as adjectives, slow means taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action, whereas sluggish means habitually idle and lazy.
Slow is also noun with the meaning: someone who is slow.
Slow is also adverb with the meaning: slowly.
Slow is also verb with the meaning: to make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly.
check bellow for the other definitions of Slow and Sluggish
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Slow as an adjective:
Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
Examples:
"a slow train; a slow computer"
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Slow as an adjective:
Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
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Slow as an adjective:
Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
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Slow as an adjective:
Not hasty; not precipitate; lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation.
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Slow as an adjective (of a [[clock]] or the like):
Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
Examples:
"That clock is slow."
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Slow as an adjective:
Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
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Slow as an adjective (of a period of time):
Not busy; lacking activity.
Examples:
"It was a slow news day, so the editor asked us to make our articles wordier."
"I'm just sitting here with a desk of cards, enjoying a slow afternoon."
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Slow as a verb (transitive):
To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
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Slow as a verb (transitive):
To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
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Slow as a verb (intransitive):
To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.
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Slow as a noun:
Someone who is slow; a sluggard.
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Slow as a noun (music):
A slow song.
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Slow as an adverb:
Slowly.
Examples:
"That clock is running slow."
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Sluggish as an adjective:
Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive
Examples:
"usex a sluggish man"
"And the sluggish land slumbers in utter neglect''. rfdatek Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"
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Sluggish as an adjective:
Slow; having little motion
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Sluggish as an adjective:
Having no power to move oneself or itself; inert.
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Sluggish as an adjective:
Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.
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Sluggish as an adjective:
Exhibiting economic decline, inactivity, slow or subnormal growth.
Examples:
"Inflation has been rising despite sluggish economy."
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