# sluggish

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/ · frequency rank #21,066

## Definitions
1. Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive
2. Slow; having little motion.
3. Having no power to move oneself or itself; inert.
4. Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.
5. Exhibiting economic decline, inactivity, slow, or subnormal growth.

## Etymology
From slug + -ish.

## Easily confused with
- **slugging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slugging-vs-sluggish)

## Common misspellings (11)
`lsuggish`, `slgugish`, `slluggish`, `sluggihs`, `sluggishh`, `sluggissh`, `sluggsih`, `slugigsh`, `slugish`, `ssluggish`, `sulggish`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sluggish