sluglike

Resembling a mollusk

Resembling a slug in appearance or movement—soft-bodied, slow, and often leaving a trail: The sluglike creature inched across the wet pavement.

Extended to describe anything that moves with similar torpid, boneless progression: He made sluglike progress through his morning routine.

soft-bodied

boneless

Having no skeleton

gelatinous · amorphous · formless · blob-like · squidgy · pulpy · malleable · pliable · rubbery · undulating

slimy

mucous

Slime-producing, bodily

gelatinous · oozy · moist · glistening · slippery · glutinous · clammy · wet · secreting · damp

slow

crawling

Moving on hands, knees

inching · lumbering · snail-paced · glacial · dawdling · unhurried · laggard · torpid · languid · meandering

repulsive

disgusting

Provoking strong revulsion

nauseating · gross · unsightly · grotesque · hideous · vile · foul · ghastly · creepy · squirmy

Opposites
speed and movement

sluglikeswift

Moving with speed

quick · fast · rapid · speedy · nimble

physical form and texture

sluglikeshelled

Outer casing removed

armored · carapaced · exoskeletal · chitinous · firm

energy and vitality

sluglikeenergetic

Having much vigor

lively · vigorous · dynamic · animated · spirited

Family

slug, sluggish, sluggishness, slugged, slugger, slugging, sluggishly, slugfest, sluggers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G