sluggish stream

sluggish stream
1) Макаров: медленное течение, тихое течение
2) Общая лексика: стареющая река

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  • Sluggish — Slug gish, a. 1. Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man. [1913 Webster] 2. Slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish stream. [1913 Webster] 3. Having no power to move one s self or itself; inert. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sluggish — adjective a) Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man. And the sluggish land slumbers in utter neglect. b) Slow; having little motion; as, a s …   Wiktionary

  • sluggish — slug|gish [ slʌgıʃ ] adjective 1. ) not performing or reacting as well as usual: Sasha woke up feeling tired and sluggish. sluggish economic growth 2. ) not moving as quickly as usual: a sluggish stream ╾ slug|gish|ly adverb ╾ slug|gish|ness noun …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sluggish — UK [ˈslʌɡɪʃ] / US adjective 1) not performing or reacting as well as usual Sasha woke up feeling tired and sluggish. a sluggish economy 2) not moving as quickly as usual a sluggish stream Derived words: sluggishly adverb sluggishness noun… …   English dictionary

  • sluggish — adj. inert; inactive; slow moving; torpid; indolent (a sluggish circulation; a sluggish stream). Derivatives: sluggishly adv. sluggishness n. Etymology: ME f. SLUG(1) or slug (v.): see SLUGGARD …   Useful english dictionary

  • sluggish — sluggishly, adv. sluggishness, n. /slug ish/, adj. 1. indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent: a sluggish disposition. 2. not acting or working with full vigor, as bodily organs: a sluggish liver. 3. slow to act or… …   Universalium

  • sluggish — adjective moving or reacting more slowly than normal: I always feel sluggish first thing in the morning. | the company s sluggish sales performance sluggishly adverb: The stream flows sluggishly through the fields. sluggishness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • sluggish — slug•gish [[t]ˈslʌg ɪʃ[/t]] adj. 1) indisposed to action or exertion; lazy; indolent 2) not functioning with full vigor, as bodily organs 3) slow to act or respond: a sluggish engine[/ex] 4) slow or slow moving, as a stream 5) slack, as sales… …   From formal English to slang

  • sluggish — /ˈslʌgɪʃ / (say slugish) adjective 1. indisposed to action or exertion, especially by nature; inactive, slow, or of little energy or vigour. 2. not acting or working with full vigour, as bodily organs. 3. moving slowly, or having little motion,… …  

  • Sluggishly — Sluggish Slug gish, a. 1. Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man. [1913 Webster] 2. Slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish stream. [1913 Webster] 3. Having no power to move one s self or itself; inert. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sluggishness — Sluggish Slug gish, a. 1. Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man. [1913 Webster] 2. Slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish stream. [1913 Webster] 3. Having no power to move one s self or itself; inert. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English


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