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lethargic adjective [ lɪˈθɑːdʒɪk ]

• affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic.
• "I felt tired and a little lethargic"
Similar: sluggish, inert, inactive, slow, torpid, lifeless, dull, languid, listless, lazy, idle, indolent, shiftless, slothful, phlegmatic, apathetic, passive, weary, tired, fatigued, sleepy, drowsy, enervated, somnolent, narcotic,
Opposite: vigorous, energetic, animated,
Origin: late Middle English: via Latin from Greek lēthargikos, from lēthargos ‘forgetful’.


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