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
Unable to regulate their body temperature, a cold-stunned sea turtle becomes lethargic, stops swimming, and floats to the surface, where the wind and waves can push them to dangerous waters.
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Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
On Friday morning, veterinarians found the croc to be very lethargic and not recovering well from the effects of anesthesia, said Magill.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
Its glaring export performance partly reflects deeper structural challenges — including lethargic domestic demand and weak consumer confidence.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
The Tamarack Wildlife Center in Crawford County said in a Facebook post that the call came in Friday for a brown pelican in the Erie area that was lethargic and possibly stuck in ice.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2025
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Signs to treat fevers include being unusually sleepy, cranky and refusing food and drinks.—
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Trancoso, Bahia The opening of Uxua Casa Hotel & Spa in 2009 transformed the sleepy fishing village of Trancoso into a boho-chic hot spot.—
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Contributor Yelena Moroz Alpert finds Brooklinen’s prints a good midway point between something too chintzy or something too dull, and thinks highly of the material as well.—
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The fiber’s irregular length distribution—with 50 percent at 28 millimeters and 50 percent in the 10 to 20 millimeter range—delivers a textured, semi-dull and opaque aesthetic that achieves a genuine, vintage washdown performance.—
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The Lakers played their fourth game this week, at times looking sluggish because of the workload.—
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Hiring slowed more than expected in December, a sluggish end to what was one of the weakest years of job growth in decades, a dynamic that further amplified America’s affordability crisis.—
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“Lethargic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lethargic. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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