Lethargic
[lɪ'θɑːdʒɪk]
Definition
(adj.) deficient in alertness or activity; 'bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights' .
Editor: Yvonne--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Alt. of Lethargical
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Drowsy, dull, torpid, let loose, heavy, stupid, stupefied, comatose, morbidly sleepy.
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Examples
- She continued either delirious or lethargic; and the doctor forbade everything which could painfully excite her. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- It made us all lethargic before we had gone far, and when we had left the Half-way House behind, we habitually dozed and shivered and were silent. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Morning aroused Tom from the lethargic slumber, into which he had fallen on the disappearance of the old man. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The lethargic youth contrived without any additional rousing to set out two card-tables; the one for Pope Joan, and the other for whist. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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