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lethargic
What does lethargic mean?
lethargic (adjective): deficient in alertness or activity.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce lethargic?
/ləˈθɑɹdʒɪk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does lethargic come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ληθαργικός (lēthargikós), from λήθαργος (lḗthargos, “forgetful, lethargic”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “lethargic” mean?
deficient in alertness or activity
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recurring with measured regularity
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not stated explicitly or in detail
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irrefutable, or impossible to deny
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