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sluggy

/ˈslʌɡi/

sluggy adjective: resembling or characteristic of a slug (gastropod mollusk).

Adjective

sluggy (comparative more sluggy, superlative most sluggy)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a slug (gastropod mollusk).
  2. (obsolete) Sluggish.

Forms of sluggy

comparativemore sluggy
superlativemost sluggy

Origin of sluggy

From slug + -y.

Words formed from sluggy

Words that rhyme with sluggy

2 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about sluggy

What does sluggy mean?
Sluggy means resembling or characteristic of a slug (gastropod mollusk).
What part of speech is sluggy?
Sluggy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce sluggy?
Sluggy is pronounced /ˈslʌɡi/.

Words near sluggy in the dictionary

  1. sluggishest
  2. sluggishly
  3. sluggishness
  4. sluggishnesses
  5. sluggos
  6. sluggy
  7. slughorn
  8. slughorne
  9. slughornes
  10. slughorns
  11. slugicide

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