- of or producing lethargy
- having lethargy; abnormally drowsy or dull, sluggish, etc.
Origin of lethargic
Middle English litargik from Classical Latin lethargicus from Classical Greek l?thargikos
adjective
The definition of lethargic is being sluggish or having little energy.
An example of lethargic is a person who refuses to walk up one flight of stairs and takes the elevator instead.
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adjective
Of, causing, or characterized by lethargy.
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- le·thar′gi·cal·ly
adverb
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Adjective
(comparative more lethargic, superlative most lethargic)
Origin
From Ancient Greek ληθαÏγικός (lethargikos), from λήθαÏγος (lÄ“thargos, “forgetful, lethargic"), from λήθη (lÄ“thÄ“, “a forgetting, forgetfulness") (from which Lethe (“river in Hades")) + á¼€Ïγός (argos, “not working")
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Sentence Examples
- The pediatrician should be consulted if vomiting continues beyond that time, if the child shows signs of dehydration, seems extremely lethargic, or if the child is a very young infant.
- Using the term "narcolepsy" to mean all disorders that caused daytime sleepiness, this included illnesses that were not actually sleep disorders such as lethargic encephalitis.
- Some children with intussusception may appear lethargic or have altered mental status, believed by physicians to be related to ischemia of the bowel and a decreased level of consciousness.
- Lana awoke lethargic and in pain.
- Moreau was notoriously lethargic in civil affairs.
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WORDS NEAR lethargic IN THE DICTIONARY
- lethargic
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