Dozing and Sluggish

Dozing

Dozing adjective - Being in a state of suspended consciousness.

Sluggish and dozing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sluggish" instead an adjective "Dozing".

Nearby Words: dozy, doze, dozed

Sluggish

Sluggish adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.

Dozing and sluggish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dozing" instead an adjective "Sluggish".

Nearby Words: sluggishness, sluggishly
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