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lethargic

[ luh-thahr-jik ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.

    Synonyms: torpid, indolent, lazy

  2. producing lethargy:

    The lethargic heat and humidity of the day made me want to do nothing but nap.



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Other Words From

  • le·thargi·cal·ly adverb
  • hyper·le·thargic adjective
  • nonle·thargic adjective
  • nonle·thargi·cal adjective
  • nonle·thargi·cal·ly adverb
  • unle·thargic adjective
  • unle·thargi·cal adjective
  • unle·thargi·cal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lethargic1

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Latin lēthargicus, from Greek lēthargikós; replacing Middle English litargik, from Medieval Latin litargicus ( lethargy, -ic )

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Example Sentences

He’s an ideal companion — “my mentor, my Yoda,” as Fox puts it — and the antidote to Marty’s lethargic, risk-adverse parents.

Mild symptoms like a runny nose, coughing and sneezing aren’t cause for alarm, he says—but if a child has trouble breathing, is very lethargic or can’t keep down food or water, they should see a doctor.

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I savor those moments with my daughter and appreciate my rest days, but I find that it’s all too easy to let one day become two, then three, and pretty soon I’m off my regime and feeling lethargic.

The CEO consulted for these companies and leveraged emails to retain customers, but as he found out that this process was lethargic, he sought other channels as a replacement.

Her mother was lethargic and had trouble getting her words out when Short called her.

You lethargic, unfocused, unstable, lazy, hazy, crazy time of year.

This can lead to feeling lethargic, unfocused, and stressed out.

Has your pup suddenly become more lethargic in your absence?

An Egyptian newspaper lay sprawled across a nearby table, tracking yet another lethargic day in the new Egypt.

At the first debate, that image was destroyed with Obama looking lethargic and Romney looking engaged and pragmatic.

So inert, despondent, and lethargic a moment before, he now seemed full to overflowing of life and animation.

When the fund was instituted, public sentiment in regard to education was lethargic, if not retrograding.

What lethargic disease has fallen on Northern souls, that they dare not be as bold for Freedom as tyrants are for Slavery?

I see it rose-tinted, I see the movement that stirs the life of these regions so long dead, lethargic.

In the temperate regions of North America, where crocodiles still exist, these animals pass the entire winter in lethargic torpor.

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