What is the meaning of sluggishness?

noun

  • A state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness.
  • The pace of things that move relatively slowly.
    • usage: "the sluggishness of the economy"; "the sluggishness of the compass in the Arctic cold"
  • Inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy.
    • usage: "the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends"
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