lethargic
Meaning
- Sluggish, slow.
- Indifferent, apathetic.
Synonyms
unenrgetic
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ləˈθɑɹd͡ʒɪk/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from 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”). By surface analysis, lethargy + -ic.
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