Lethargic
adjective
Feeling tired and unwilling to do anything.
After the marathon, I was completely lethargic and just wanted to sleep.
Often appears as...
- feel lethargic
- seem lethargic
adjective
Showing no interest or energy and unwilling to take action, especially over something important.
He became lethargic and uninterested in his studies.
Often appears as...
- lethargic response
- lethargic movement
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Connected with symptoms of illness which involve feeling very tired and weak.
The patient appears lethargic and disoriented.
Often appears as...
- lethargic patient
- lethargic symptoms
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
adjective
Feeling tired and unwilling to do anything.
After the marathon, I was completely lethargic and just wanted to sleep.
Often appears as...
- feel lethargic
- seem lethargic
adjective
Showing no interest or energy and unwilling to take action, especially over something important.
He became lethargic and uninterested in his studies.
Often appears as...
- lethargic response
- lethargic movement
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Connected with symptoms of illness which involve feeling very tired and weak.
The patient appears lethargic and disoriented.
Often appears as...
- lethargic patient
- lethargic symptoms
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Exhaustion
Use 'lethargic' when describing someone physically drained, like after intense exercise or a long day.
After climbing the mountain, she felt lethargic and couldn't walk another step.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional State
'Lethargic' can reflect a temporary mood due to factors such as heat or boredom.
The scorching sun made the travelers lethargic and unenthusiastic about the tour.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Negative Impression
Calling someone 'lethargic' implies laziness, so use it cautiously to avoid offense.
His lethargic attitude during the workshop was mistakenly taken as disinterest.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Exhaustion
Use 'lethargic' when describing someone physically drained, like after intense exercise or a long day.
After climbing the mountain, she felt lethargic and couldn't walk another step.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional State
'Lethargic' can reflect a temporary mood due to factors such as heat or boredom.
The scorching sun made the travelers lethargic and unenthusiastic about the tour.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Negative Impression
Calling someone 'lethargic' implies laziness, so use it cautiously to avoid offense.
His lethargic attitude during the workshop was mistakenly taken as disinterest.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Exhaustion
Use 'lethargic' when describing someone physically drained, like after intense exercise or a long day.
After climbing the mountain, she felt lethargic and couldn't walk another step.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional State
'Lethargic' can reflect a temporary mood due to factors such as heat or boredom.
The scorching sun made the travelers lethargic and unenthusiastic about the tour.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Negative Impression
Calling someone 'lethargic' implies laziness, so use it cautiously to avoid offense.
His lethargic attitude during the workshop was mistakenly taken as disinterest.
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Safari Live - Day 238 PIPE...
already and so there's no real need for them to move around too much and younger lipids seem to have you know but more energy to burn it's much like kids versus adults you know kids will run around all day long and whereas you know adults tend to for the most part be a little bit more lethargic than a kid or a little bit more measured should we put it in their approach to life then what
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Dean Ornish: Healing...
It's not so much psychological, it's vascular, and nicotine makes your arteries constrict. So does cocaine, so does a high-fat diet, so does emotional stress. So the very behaviors that we think of as being so sexy in our culture are the very ones that leave so many people feeling tired, lethargic, depressed and impotent. And that's not much fun.
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How Cicadas Become...
it's definitely noticeable that something's wrong with the back side of the cicada the fungus eats the cicada from the bottom up yeah it's gross i know but eventually the lower half of an infected cicada is completely gone think about your own body if you had your legs chopped off you'd probably be lethargic and probably feel pretty
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Safari Live - Day 214 PIPE...
but it's so if they're cold they go into the Sun when we go into a warm pilot spot if they get too hot they'll go into a shady spot but their energy levels will largely depend on their temperature so if they're really cold they're really really lethargic and they actually can't
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Georgette Mulheir: The...
that this quietness was not exceptional. The newly admitted babies would cry for the first few hours, but their demands were not met, and so eventually they learned not to bother. Within a few days, they were listless, lethargic, and staring into space like all the others.
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Speared Crocodile Rescue...
looking very lethargic and not really all that interested in the meat unlike the other crocodiles so I would imagine that he's suffering a lot you know these poor old crocodiles no one really has much love for a crocodile but they're incredibly important part of this
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Safari Live - Day 372 PIPE...
especially livers moving around in the most blinding of summer heat so yeah I think that they are a little bit like us I don't see why there wouldn't be this weather makes us feel sort of down and lethargic and I think that's got to do with sunlight and its effect on
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A librarian's case...
impassive, sluggish, lethargic, placid, calm, mellow, laid-back and, well, slothful! I am relaxed and tranquil, and I like to live in peace. But I am not lazy.' Then the sloth yawned and said, 'That's just how I am.
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will.i.am on Creativity...
hungry you get hit with now you're lethargic and you're freaking parched and lips are trapped and dry your breath smells because you ain't been talking he's been thinking and the little talking you were
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Donating a Kidney to a...
Dialysis is not an easy thing for sure. You're very tired, lethargic all the time. It does take a toll. Just, you're so tired.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 238 PIPE...
already and so there's no real need for them to move around too much and younger lipids seem to have you know but more energy to burn it's much like kids versus adults you know kids will run around all day long and whereas you know adults tend to for the most part be a little bit more lethargic than a kid or a little bit more measured should we put it in their approach to life then what
Video examples
Dean Ornish: Healing...
It's not so much psychological, it's vascular, and nicotine makes your arteries constrict. So does cocaine, so does a high-fat diet, so does emotional stress. So the very behaviors that we think of as being so sexy in our culture are the very ones that leave so many people feeling tired, lethargic, depressed and impotent. And that's not much fun.
Video examples
How Cicadas Become...
it's definitely noticeable that something's wrong with the back side of the cicada the fungus eats the cicada from the bottom up yeah it's gross i know but eventually the lower half of an infected cicada is completely gone think about your own body if you had your legs chopped off you'd probably be lethargic and probably feel pretty
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 214 PIPE...
but it's so if they're cold they go into the Sun when we go into a warm pilot spot if they get too hot they'll go into a shady spot but their energy levels will largely depend on their temperature so if they're really cold they're really really lethargic and they actually can't
Video examples
Georgette Mulheir: The...
that this quietness was not exceptional. The newly admitted babies would cry for the first few hours, but their demands were not met, and so eventually they learned not to bother. Within a few days, they were listless, lethargic, and staring into space like all the others.
Video examples
Speared Crocodile Rescue...
looking very lethargic and not really all that interested in the meat unlike the other crocodiles so I would imagine that he's suffering a lot you know these poor old crocodiles no one really has much love for a crocodile but they're incredibly important part of this
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 372 PIPE...
especially livers moving around in the most blinding of summer heat so yeah I think that they are a little bit like us I don't see why there wouldn't be this weather makes us feel sort of down and lethargic and I think that's got to do with sunlight and its effect on
Video examples
A librarian's case...
impassive, sluggish, lethargic, placid, calm, mellow, laid-back and, well, slothful! I am relaxed and tranquil, and I like to live in peace. But I am not lazy.' Then the sloth yawned and said, 'That's just how I am.
Video examples
will.i.am on Creativity...
hungry you get hit with now you're lethargic and you're freaking parched and lips are trapped and dry your breath smells because you ain't been talking he's been thinking and the little talking you were
Video examples
Donating a Kidney to a...
Dialysis is not an easy thing for sure. You're very tired, lethargic all the time. It does take a toll. Just, you're so tired.
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Bert Lance
American Businessman
I don't see I'll ever arrive at the point where I'll say, 'Lance old boy, you've arrived at success.' There's no question about it. Once you get to the point where you've arrived at a station called success, you get complacent and lethargic. Those goals you set keep changing. But it's not a ruthless sort of thing.
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Sudha Murty
Indian Educator
My ad-hoc empirical formula is that wherever you grow a lot of rice, there is a lot of art developing as well. My theory goes on to say that after having a nice meal of rice, one feels lethargic and don't think of work. When you don't think of work, you think of art.
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Sucheta Dalal
India has a high level of corruption, a lethargic bureaucracy and is low on accountability. Investigations are long drawn and often aimless; those in power are rarely sacked for incompetence unless the media sets up a serious clamour for justice.
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Sussanne Khan
I include lots of nutrients like Omega 3 fish oils in my diet, which work wonders for my skin, hair and nails. I also pack in the greens and drink lots of water, rather than choosing foods that make me feel lethargic.
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Milind Soman
Indian Model
The tendency of people skirting 30s and 40s is to feel lethargic or weak. But trust me, most of it is in your head. If you keep pushing and challenging yourself, your body will not betray your will.
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Aly Khan
Italian Public Servant
In spite of this fact, the Western powers have never given sufficient importance to the Muslim world. They have always been inclined to treat it as a big backward and lethargic child.
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Diana Penty
Indian Model
I have a huge appetite. I can eat enough for three people. So for me, eating small meals through the day is key. It keeps me full, at the same time it doesn't make me lethargic.
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Varun Sharma
Indian Actor
Heavy food tends to make you lethargic and can interfere with your whole acting process!
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Kiku Sharda
Indian Comedian
And even though I am overweight, I am not lethargic.
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Christopher Lloyd
American Actor
I'm kind of lethargic in real life.
Quote examples
Bert Lance
American Businessman
I don't see I'll ever arrive at the point where I'll say, 'Lance old boy, you've arrived at success.' There's no question about it. Once you get to the point where you've arrived at a station called success, you get complacent and lethargic. Those goals you set keep changing. But it's not a ruthless sort of thing.
Quote examples
Sudha Murty
Indian Educator
My ad-hoc empirical formula is that wherever you grow a lot of rice, there is a lot of art developing as well. My theory goes on to say that after having a nice meal of rice, one feels lethargic and don't think of work. When you don't think of work, you think of art.
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Sucheta Dalal
India has a high level of corruption, a lethargic bureaucracy and is low on accountability. Investigations are long drawn and often aimless; those in power are rarely sacked for incompetence unless the media sets up a serious clamour for justice.
Quote examples
Sussanne Khan
I include lots of nutrients like Omega 3 fish oils in my diet, which work wonders for my skin, hair and nails. I also pack in the greens and drink lots of water, rather than choosing foods that make me feel lethargic.
Quote examples
Milind Soman
Indian Model
The tendency of people skirting 30s and 40s is to feel lethargic or weak. But trust me, most of it is in your head. If you keep pushing and challenging yourself, your body will not betray your will.
Quote examples
Aly Khan
Italian Public Servant
In spite of this fact, the Western powers have never given sufficient importance to the Muslim world. They have always been inclined to treat it as a big backward and lethargic child.
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Diana Penty
Indian Model
I have a huge appetite. I can eat enough for three people. So for me, eating small meals through the day is key. It keeps me full, at the same time it doesn't make me lethargic.
Quote examples
Varun Sharma
Indian Actor
Heavy food tends to make you lethargic and can interfere with your whole acting process!
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Kiku Sharda
Indian Comedian
And even though I am overweight, I am not lethargic.
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Christopher Lloyd
American Actor
I'm kind of lethargic in real life.
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