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sluggish

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "sluggish" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
8 characters
English (US)
2syllables

sluggish

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

sluggish is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, sluggish is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofsluggish

1adjective
  • Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive

    Example: "a sluggish man"

  • Slow; having little motion
  • Having no power to move oneself or itself; inert.
  • Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.
  • Exhibiting economic decline, inactivity, slow or subnormal growth.

    Example: "Inflation has been rising despite sluggish economy."

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