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nouna state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
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"the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends"nouninactivity; showing an unusual lack of energytype of:
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"the sluggishness of the economy" "the sluggishness of the compass in the Arctic cold"nounthe pace of things that move relatively slowly
Definition that contains sluggishness
- phlegm expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness
- sputum expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness