lethargic

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/lɪˈθɑːrdʒɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ləˈθɑrdʒɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lə thär′jik)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
le•thar•gic /ləˈθɑrdʒɪk/USA pronunciation   adj. 
    1. drowsy;
      sluggish:He's always lethargic after little sleep.
    2. causing lethargy:a lethargic day.
    le•thar•gi•cal•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
le•thar•gic  (lə thär′jik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of, pertaining to, or affected with lethargy;
    drowsy;
    sluggish.
  2. producing lethargy.
Also, le•thar′gi•cal. 
  • Medieval Latin litargicus (see lethargy, -ic)
  • Greek lēthargikós; replacing Middle English litargik
  • Latin lēthargicus
  • 1350–1400
le•thar′gi•cal•ly, adv. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lazy, indolent, torpid.
'lethargic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
agile - comatose - dragging - drowsy - groggy - lackadaisical - lethargic encephalitis - lethargize - lethargy - logy - sleeping sickness - sleepy - stolid - stupefy - supine - torpid - torpor

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