What is the meaning of sluggish?

Moving slowly.
- usage: "a sluggish stream"
- synonyms: sulky
Of business. ( not active or brisk)
- usage: "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"
- synonyms: dull, slow
Slow and apathetic.
- usage: "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"
- synonyms: inert, soggy, torpid

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