C1adjectiveformalhealthpsychology
US/ləˈθɑːr.dʒɪk/
UK/ləˈθɑː.dʒɪk/
having very little energy and feeling unwilling to do anything
In context
After the heavy lunch I felt warm and lethargic all afternoon.
The patient became lethargic and stopped eating or drinking.
The lethargic crowd barely clapped at the end of the show.
Words that go with lethargic
adverb + adjective
- slightly lethargicThe baby seemed slightly lethargic this morning.
- visibly lethargicThe team looked visibly lethargic in the second half.
adjective + noun
- lethargic responseThe government gave a lethargic response.
- lethargic paceThe talks moved at a lethargic pace.
- lethargic economyA lethargic economy kept wages low.