lethargic
English
Alternative forms
- lethargick (obsolete)
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ληθαργικός (lēthargikós), from λήθαργος (lḗthargos, “forgetful, lethargic”), from λήθη (lḗthē, “a forgetting, forgetfulness”) (from which Lethe (“river in Hades”)) + ἀργός (argós, “not working”)
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GenAm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ləˈθɑɹdʒɪk/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "New Zealand" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ləˈθɑːdʒək/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ləˈθɑː.dʒɪk/
CA synth: (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)dʒɪk
Adjective
lethargic (comparative more lethargic, superlative most lethargic)
- sluggish, slow
- 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter VII:
- [That cat] hasn't caught a mouse since he was a slip of a kitten. Except when eating, he does nothing but sleep. Lethargic is the word that springs to the lips. If you cast an eye on him, you will see that he's asleep now.
- indifferent, apathetic
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Translations
sluggish, indifferent
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