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sluggishly

/ˈsɫəɡɪʃɫi/ adv

In a sluggish manner; responding or moving slowly.

Word Origin From Middle English slugge, which first meant a lazy person and then got applied to the slow-moving mollusk. Sluggish means 'like a slug', and sluggishly is the adverb. The root slug- from Proto-Germanic meant 'slow, heavy'. Related: sluggard (a lazy person), sluggishness. So you're moving at a slug's pace.

adv In a sluggish manner; responding or moving slowly.

The old computer booted up sluggishly, taking several minutes to start.

(副词) 迟缓地；缓慢地；迟钝地

旧电脑启动缓慢，花了好几分钟才开机。

(adverbio) lentamente; con lentitud; pesadamente; languidamente [De manera lenta; respondiendo o moviéndose lentamente.]

La computadora vieja encendía lentamente, tardando varios minutos en arrancar.

(adverbe) lentement; mollement; languissamment; avec lenteur [De manière lente et sans énergie; avec mollesse et manque de réactivité.]

Le vieux ordinateur démarrait sluggishly, prenant plusieurs minutes avant de s'allumer.

(Adverb) träge; schleppend; langsam [Auf eine langsame oder träge Weise; mit verzögerter Reaktion oder Bewegung.]

Der alte Computer startete **sluggishly** und brauchte mehrere Minuten zum Hochfahren.

(副詞) のろのろと、不活発に、反応が遅く

古いコンピューターは起動に数分かかり、のろのろと立ち上がった。

(advérbio) lentamente; morosamente; vagarosamente [De maneira lenta; respondendo ou movendo-se lentamente.]

O computador antigo ligava lentamente, levando vários minutos para iniciar.

Synonyms: slowly lethargically lazily languidly torpidly inertly listlessly heavily Antonyms: quickly rapidly swiftly briskly
Word parts: slugg + ish + ly

Related words

sluggard sluggishness

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