lethargic

== English == === Alternative forms === lethargick (obsolete) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ληθαργικός (lēthargikós), from λήθαργος (lḗthargos, “forgetful, lethargic”), from λήθη (lḗthē, “a forgetting, forgetfulness”) (from which Lethe (“river in Hades”)) + ἀργός (argós, “not working”). By surface analysis, lethargy +‎ -ic. === Pronunciation === (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ləˈθɑɹd͡ʒɪk/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ləˈθɑːd͡ʒək/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ləˈθɑː.d͡ʒɪk/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)dʒɪk === Adjective === lethargic (comparative more lethargic, superlative most lethargic) Sluggish, slow. Synonyms: torpid, lazy, unmoving; see also Thesaurus:inactive, Thesaurus:slow Indifferent, apathetic. Synonyms: torpid, unmoving; see also Thesaurus:apathetic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====