"sloggish" meaning in English

See sloggish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From slog + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|slog|ish}} slog + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} sloggish (not comparable)
  1. slow, sluggish Tags: not-comparable
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