slow vs sluggish

sluggish vs slow

slow and sluggish both are adjectives.

slow is a verb but sluggish is not a verb.

slow is an adverb but sluggish is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slow	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
sluggish	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, slow and sluggish are synonyms defined as:

slow and sluggish: (of business) not active or brisk

Other synonyms of slow include dull.

slow (adjective)	sluggish (adjective)
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time	slow and apathetic
at a slow tempo	(of business) not active or brisk
(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time	slow or slothful
(of business) not active or brisk
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

slow (verb)	sluggish (verb)
lose velocity; move more slowly
become slow or slower
cause to proceed more slowly

slow (adverb)	sluggish (adverb)
without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
showing a time that is earlier than the actual time

Difference between slow and sluggish

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