Late
Sluggish
Sluggish adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.
Late and sluggish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Late" instead the word "Sluggish" as an adjective or an adverb.
Nearby Words: sluggishness, sluggishly
Both words in one sentence
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In Bully, if you stay up really late, like 1:00 am, then the screen goes all blurry, the music is now freakishly sluggish and your character's response is decreased.
Source: Interface Screw
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Sluggish and Late. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/late/sluggish
Late & Sluggish. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/late/sluggish>.
Sluggish or Late. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/late/sluggish.
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