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lethargic

let·har·gic

UK/ləˈθɑːd͡ʒək/ US/ləˈθɑɹd͡ʒɪk/ rare

adjective

1.

deficient in alertness or activity

  • “bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights”
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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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