Meanings
adverbaslug (not comparable)
- nonce wordnot comparableobsoletesluggishly
[He] drags on muddy shore his boat, / That comes aslug against the stream.
1622, Martin Fotherby, Atheomastix
Origin
From a- + slug, to move slowly.
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APA
aslug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aslug
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“aslug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aslug. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aslug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aslug.
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