Sluggish vs Useless - What's the difference?
sluggish | useless | Related terms |
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.
Without use or possibility to be used.
Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action).
(pejorative, of a person) good-for-nothing; not dependable.
(colloquial, of a person) unable to do well at a particular task or thing. Useless is mildly insulting.
Sluggish is a related term of useless.
As adjectives the difference between sluggish and useless
is that sluggish is habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man while useless is without use or possibility to be used.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.
Quotations
* So sluggish a conceit . --Synonyms
* See also * See alsoDerived terms
* sluggishnessuseless
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- This fork has prongs that are bent. It's useless now.
- I think it's useless to keep this discussion going. It's like talking to a wall.
- I tried my best to make him quit smoking, but my efforts were useless . He now smokes six packs a day.
- Bill never mows the lawn, takes out the trash or anything. He's useless , but I love him anyways.
- My brother is useless at most computer games, but he is an awesome PS2 player.
- Why do you keep trying? You're obviously useless at it.