🇬🇧🇪🇸 sluggish - lento : English Lesson

Meaning of "sluggish" ("lento"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Sluggish means moving very slowly, like you’re super tired, heavy, or lazy, so it takes a long time to do even easy things.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I cleaned my room in such a sluggish way that a spider built a web between my hands.

The sluggish parade float moved so slowly that people finished their snacks, naps, and novels before it passed by.

I was so sluggish after lunch that my shadow walked ahead and told me to catch up.

Grandpa was so sluggish on the couch that we checked if he had turned into a statue.

My brain was so sluggish during math that the numbers started yawning at me.

A girl finds a sluggish dog by the pond. The sluggish dog lifts its head in a sluggish, slow blink. The girl brings water and a towel; the dog moves in sluggish steps, tail wagging. She waits until the dog drinks and sleeps, then smiles when it wakes less sluggish and wags again.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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