Definition of "sluggishness" [sluggishness]

• The property of being sluggish, unable or unwilling to act quickly. (noun)
• The state of economic decline, inactivity, slow or subnormal growth. (noun)

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• "This sluggishness is not sleep deprivation - it's poison."
• "Exhibit A on the bill of indictment of federal sluggishness is that it took four days before most people were evacuated from the Louisiana Superdome."
• "Net-net, despite the current short-term sluggishness we are seeing in the procedural market, our Medical business is gaining momentum."