What is characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple. [R.] "So sluggish a conceit." Milton. See Inert. -- Slug"gish*ly, adv. -- Slug"gish*ness, n called?
sluggish — Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple. [R.] "So sluggish a conceit." Milton. See Inert. -- Slug"gish*ly, adv. -- Slug"gish*ness, n. (Webster's 1913.)
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