🔤 Lethargic (Adjective)

IPA: //ləˈθɑːdʒɪk//

✨ Use lethargic when someone is moving through the day as if they’re wading through molasses.

🧠 Meaning

Sluggish, lacking energy, or feeling drowsy and unmotivated.

✍️ Example Sentences

🔹 After the long flight, she felt lethargic and went straight to bed.

🔹 The hot weather left the workers lethargic and slow-moving.

📜 Word Origin

From Greek lēthargikos, from lēthargos (“forgetful, inactive”), from lēthē (“forgetfulness”) + argos (“idle”).

💡 Did You Know?

Lethargic often describes physical tiredness, but it can also mean mental sluggishness or lack of enthusiasm.

🏷️ Related Words

#sluggish #weary #drowsy #fatigued #lazy #listless

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