sluggishness
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- n a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
- n the pace of things that move relatively slowly
the sluggishness of the economy
the sluggishness of the compass in the Arctic cold - n inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends
- Brazil eventually awoke from their sluggishness and scored five goals without reply, and the fans were singing again but the truce was temporary.
- The Photoshop Elements software I tested was a beta, and I noticed some sluggishness, especially when I loaded up the main library of 10,335 shots.
- Copywriters combed the thesaurus and found no less than 30 synonyms for the sluggishness which the pills were said to cure.