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lethargic

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ɫəˈθɑɹdʒɪk// UK //lɛθˈɑːdʒɪk// lethar·gic

adj. feeling very tired and lacking energy. You use this to describe someone who is slow to move or act because they are exhausted.

adj. characterised by a lack of energy, enthusiasm, or activity. Often describes a state of physical or mental fatigue that inhibits movement or response.


SIMPLE

He felt lethargic after eating a large meal.

CONTEXTUAL

The patient remained lethargic for several hours after the surgery, showing little interest in the world around him.

COMPLEX

The economy entered a lethargic phase, with businesses delaying investments and consumers tightening their budgets in anticipation of further interest rate hikes.

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Origin

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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