logy

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See also: -logy

English

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Etymology 1

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Attested from the 19th century, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Dutch log (heavy, dull).

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Adjective

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logy (comparative logier, superlative logiest)

  1. Slow to respond or react; lethargic.
    The steering seems logy; you have to turn the wheel well before you want to turn.
    • 1910, “Duck Eats Yeast”, in The Yakima Herald:
      Perkins discovered his prize duck in a logy condition.
    • 1956, Robert Heinlein, Double Star:
      I was still logy with sleep; I shook my head to try to clear it.
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Etymology 2

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Nominalization of the -logy suffix.

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Noun

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logy (plural logies)

  1. A term formed with the -logy suffix.
    • 1856, Joseph Young, Demonology; or, the Scripture doctrine of Devils, page 372:
      The many Logies and Isms that have lately come into vogue.

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