sluggish
/ˈslʌɡɪʃ/adj
Middle School
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.
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing