sluggish vs slow

slow vs sluggish

sluggish and slow both are adjectives.

sluggish is not a verb while slow is a verb.

sluggish is not an adverb while slow is an adverb.

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

As adjectives, sluggish and slow are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of sluggish include dull.

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

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

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

Difference between sluggish and slow

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