Fiery and Sluggish

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Fiery adjective - Marked by a lively display of strong feeling.

Usage example: the controversial editorial sparked a page's worth of fiery letters to the editor

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Sluggish is an antonym for fiery.

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

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Fiery is an antonym for sluggish.

Nearby Words: sluggishness, sluggishly

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