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lethargick

lethargick is the obsolete form of lethargic.

Meaning of lethargic

Adjective

lethargic (comparative more lethargic, superlative most lethargic)

  1. Sluggish, slow.
    • [That cat] hasn't caught a mouse since he was a slip of a kitten. Except when eating, he does nothing but sleep. Lethargic is the word that springs to the lips. If you cast an eye on him, you will see that he's asleep now.1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter VII
  2. Indifferent, apathetic.

Forms of lethargick

comparativemore lethargick
superlativemost lethargick

Questions about lethargick

What is lethargick the obsolete form of?
Lethargick is the obsolete form of lethargic.

Words near lethargick in the dictionary

  1. Letham
  2. Letham Grange
  3. lethargic
  4. lethargical
  5. lethargically
  6. lethargick
  7. lethargicness
  8. lethargie
  9. lethargied
  10. lethargies
  11. lethargise

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