draggy
Moving through molasses
Draggy describes something that moves too slowly or feels tediously prolonged.
A draggy movie fails to hold attention because its pacing lags.
A draggy afternoon seems to stretch on forever.
The word can also characterize a person who feels sluggish or lacking energy, as after a poor night's sleep: I've been draggy all day.
It shares territory with sluggish and tedious but carries a more informal, conversational tone.
Slow and inactive
- ploddingMoving slowly, heavily
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
- dawdlingLeisurely time-wasting
- laggingFailing to keep pace
snail-paced · creeping · lumbering · trudging · meandering · drawn-out · protracted · interminable
Lacking edge or interest
- tediousBoring through length
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
- tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance
- wearisomeCausing fatigue through monotony
humdrum · uninteresting · flat · stale · lifeless · dreary · uninspiring · unexciting
sluggish
Slow and inactive
lagging · snail-paced · creeping · lumbering · trudging · meandering · drawn-out · protracted · interminable · long-winded
dull
Lacking edge or interest
- tediousBoring through length
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
- tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance
wearisome · humdrum · uninteresting · flat · stale · lifeless · dreary · uninspiring · unexciting · vapid
fatigued
Drained of energy
languid · torpid · enervated · weary · exhausted · heavy · groggy · drained · sapped · flagging
draggygripping
Holding attention completely
riveting · compelling · engrossing · absorbing · captivating
- drag downReduce in status
- dragged onContinued past welcome
- drags onContinues tediously too long
- dragging onContinuing tediously beyond expectation
- drag outExtend beyond necessary duration
- dragged outExtended beyond appropriate length