Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lethargically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
lethar-gi-cal-ly
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a lethargic manner, without energy, tiredly.

Etymology

Etymology tree English lethargic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English lethargically From lethargic + -ally.

Inflected Forms

more lethargically (comparative) most lethargically (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does lethargically mean?
In a lethargic manner, without energy, tiredly.
Where does lethargically come from?
Etymology tree English lethargic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English lethargically From lethargic + -ally.

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