sloomy
A British dialect word, primarily from Yorkshire and northern English dialects, meaning sluggish, slow, or torpid.
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A British dialect word, primarily from Yorkshire and northern English dialects, meaning sluggish, slow, or torpid. Typically applied to a person who is moving or thinking slowly. The word has an evocative, drowsy sound that matches its meaning. Now largely obsolete outside dialect literature.
He was sloomy in the mornings and useless until he'd had at least two cups of tea.
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(UK, dialect) sluggish; slow.
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