Snappy and Sluggish

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Snappy adjective - Having much high-spirited energy and movement.

Usage example: much snappy repartee at the party celebrating the new art gallery's opening

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Sluggish is an antonym for snappy in topics: fast, nasty, fashionable.

Nearby Words: snap, snapped, snappish, snapper, snapping

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

Usage example: the sluggish pace of the project is worrisome

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Snappy is an antonym for sluggish.

Nearby Words: sluggishness, sluggishly

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