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Sluggishness

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. The property of being sluggish, unable or unwilling to act quickly.
    uncountable, usually
  2. The state of economic decline, inactivity, slow or subnormal growth.
    uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Españolpachorra
DeutschBräsigkeit
日本語亀緩慢鈍重
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Examples

“And we see⟳ such interdependence even more clearly in their economic performance: China’s annual GDP growth rate, for example, will slow by two percentage points this year, owing to sluggishness in the United States and the EU.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

sluggos slughorn slughorne slugicide Slugs slugthrower

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