Sluggish vs Detrimental - What's the difference?
sluggish | detrimental |
Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man.
Slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish stream.
Having no power to move one's self or itself; inert.
Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.
Exhibiting economic decline, inactivity, slow or subnormal growth.
As adjectives the difference between sluggish and detrimental
is that sluggish is habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man while detrimental is causing damage or harm.sluggish
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- And the sluggish land slumbers in utter neglect . --
- Matter, being impotent, sluggish , and inactive, hath no power to stir or move itself . -- Woodward
- Inflation has been rising despite sluggish economy.