as in sleepy
slow to move or act
a big meal always makes me feel lethargic and sleepy
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Recent Examples of lethargic
The lethargic Bay Area economy had the smallest cost-of-living increase at 15%.
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Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
But the narrative of a lethargic civil service in bad need of work discipline was set in motion.
—Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
Some signs a dog is grieving a furry friend include lack of appetite, lethargic behavior, searching for a companion dog, becoming clingy to the owner or withdrawing from people and other pets.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
After a lethargic start that saw TCU trail 14-5, the Horned Frogs battled back and tied the game at 35-35 at halftime behind two 3-pointers and 13 first-half points by Noah Reynolds.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
But the narrative of a lethargic civil service in bad need of work discipline was set in motion.
—Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
Some signs a dog is grieving a furry friend include lack of appetite, lethargic behavior, searching for a companion dog, becoming clingy to the owner or withdrawing from people and other pets.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
After a lethargic start that saw TCU trail 14-5, the Horned Frogs battled back and tied the game at 35-35 at halftime behind two 3-pointers and 13 first-half points by Noah Reynolds.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lethargic
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Submissions already include some stunning wildlife photography, including a sleepy lion cub on a dirt road, a mountain goat standing in a field of wildflowers, and a rhinoceros strolling in India.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
10 Apr. 2025
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Turning off bright bedroom-ceiling lights and flicking on table or floor lamps can help your brain ease into sleepy mode each evening.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For the rest of us, a real musical comedy is a cause for celebration; most are either too tuneless to be musicals or too dull to be comedies.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The additional compounds in matcha dull this effect.—
Helen Carefoot,
Verywell Health,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff—who has emerged as the main contact broker with Moscow officials—met Putin in St. Petersburg on Friday in a bid to move on sluggish negotiations on a ceasefire deal.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
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There have been too many games this season where Tottenham have looked sluggish up front and struggled to create chances, but that was not the case on Thursday.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Lethargic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lethargic. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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