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Enervated vs Sluggish - What's the difference?

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Enervated is a related term of sluggish.


As adjectives the difference between enervated and sluggish

is that enervated is weakened, debilitated or deprived of strength or vitality while sluggish is habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man.

As a verb enervated

is (enervate).

enervated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Weakened, debilitated or deprived of strength or vitality.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (enervate)

    • Anagrams

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    sluggish

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man.
    • And the sluggish land slumbers in utter neglect . --
  • Slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish stream.
  • Having no power to move one's self or itself; inert.
    • Matter, being impotent, sluggish , and inactive, hath no power to stir or move itself . -- Woodward
  • Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.
  • Exhibiting economic decline, inactivity, slow or subnormal growth.
    • Inflation has been rising despite sluggish economy.

    Quotations

    * So sluggish a conceit . --

    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * sluggishness