lethargic

[ luh-thahr-jik ]

/ ləˈθɑr dʒɪk /

of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.

producing lethargy: The lethargic heat and humidity of the day made me want to do nothing but nap.

Also le·thar·gi·cal.

Origin of lethargic

1350–1400; < Latin lēthargicus < Greek lēthargikós; replacing Middle English litargik < Medieval Latin litargicus (see lethargy, -ic)

1 lazy, indolent, torpid.

le·thar·gi·cal·ly, adverb hy·per·le·thar·gic, adjective non·le·thar·gic, adjective non·le·thar·gi·cal, adjective

non·le·thar·gi·cal·ly, adverb un·le·thar·gic, adjective un·le·thar·gi·cal, adjective un·le·thar·gi·cal·ly, adverb

While she sat there she was always thinking, but vaguely, slowly, lethargically.

A Spirit in Prison |Robert Hichens
“But I got the boat off in time,” Eve repeated, lethargically.

Jupiter Lights |Constance Fenimore Woolson
The young librarian did so, lethargically, and the lady and the Prophet began to move slowly into the street.

The Prophet of Berkeley Square |Robert Hichens
The road lay before him long and bare, and lethargically he took it.

The Man Who Was Good |Leonard Merrick

The applause continued persistently, but, so at least it must have seemed to English ears, lethargically.

The Way of Ambition |Robert Hichens