Synonyms: torpid, inert, soggy, sluggish
Definition: slow and apathetic
Usage: she was fat and inert; a sluggish worker; a mind grown torpid in old age
Similar words: inactive
Definition: not active physically or mentally
Usage: illness forced him to live an inactive life; dreamy and inactive by nature
Synonyms: dull, slow, sluggish
Definition: (of business) not active or brisk
Usage: business is dull (or slow); a sluggish market
Similar words: inactive
Definition: lacking activity; lying idle or unused
Usage: an inactive mine; inactive accounts; inactive machinery
Definition: moving slowly
Usage: a sluggish stream
Similar words: slow
Definition: not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
Usage: a slow walker; the slow lane of traffic; her steps were slow; he was slow in reacting to the news; slow but steady growth