Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

logy

/ˈloʊɡi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: lo-gy
IPA: /ˈloʊɡi/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Slow to respond or react; lethargic.

noun

A term formed with the -logy suffix.

Example Sentences

"The steering seems logy; you have to turn the wheel well before you want to turn."
"Perkins discovered his prize duck in a logy condition."
"I was still logy with sleep; I shook my head to try to clear it."
"“So then you stumble into another bunch of cocaine in the jungle, and then continue stumbling into a bean bagging arms dealer so that now almost inexplicably we have enough weapons to invade Quebec.” “Wait, literally?” “No, Krieger. Not literally.” “Aw.” “Lame.” “Well, if we ever do, the best time to invade is right after brunch when they're all logy.” “Archer?” “I don't know. I mean, it couldn't hurt, but--” “Still talking about this, not invading Quebec.”"
"The many Logies and Isms that have lately come into vogue."

Etymology

Attested from the 19th century, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Dutch log (“heavy, dull”).

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: log

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /lədʒɪ/

Inflected Forms

logier (comparative) logiest (superlative) logey (alternative) logies (plural)

Derived Forms

logily loginess

Synonyms

dazed foggy groggy stuporous

Questions

How do you pronounce logy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈloʊɡi/.
What does logy mean?: Slow to respond or react; lethargic.
Where does logy come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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