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lethargic adj. 1 lethargical, sluggish, slow, dull, heavy, lazy,<br />

indolent, phlegmatic, slothful, idle, languid, languorous,<br />

listless, fain‚ant, inactive, torpid, stuporous, comatose;<br />

indifferent, apathetic: <strong>The</strong>y were so lethargic that they did<br />

absolutely nothing about it. 2 weary, tired, fagged out,<br />

fatigued, enervated, weak, exhausted, drowsy, sleepy, somnolent:<br />

I have a bad cold and feel very lethargic.<br />

lethargy n. 1 sluggishness, sloth, dullness, heaviness, laziness,<br />

indolence, phlegm, idleness, languidness, languor, listlessness,<br />

dolce far niente, inactivity, inertia, torpor, stupor;<br />

indifference, apathy: After taking the medicine, a feeling <strong>of</strong><br />

lethargy overtook me. 2 weariness, tiredness, fatigue,<br />

weakness, exhaustion, drowsiness, sleepiness, somnolence: <strong>The</strong><br />

strident persistence <strong>of</strong> my alarm clock dragged me out <strong>of</strong> my<br />

lethargy.<br />

letter n. 1 character, symbol, sign: Epsilon is a letter in the Greek<br />

alphabet. 2 missive, epistle, communication, note, line,<br />

message, dispatch or despatch; correspondence: Write me a<br />

letter when you get there. 3 letters. literature, the<br />

humanities, belles-lettres, the classics; erudition, culture,<br />

the world <strong>of</strong> letters, learning, scholarship: He is a widely<br />

known man <strong>of</strong> letters. 4 to the letter. precisely, literally,<br />

exactly, accurately, strictly, sic, thus, letter for letter,<br />

literatim, word for word, verbatim: <strong>The</strong> document has been<br />

copied to the letter.<br />

--v. 5 inscribe, write, spell (out): She carefully lettered<br />

the caption under the picture.<br />

lettered adj. literate, literary, (well-)educated, erudite, scholarly,<br />

learned, well-informed, enlightened, knowledgeable,<br />

(well-)versed, well-read, cultured, cultivated: He was greatly<br />

influenced by the lettered men <strong>of</strong> his time.<br />

let-up n. cease, stop, stopping, ceasing, cessation, surcease, break,<br />

interruption, pause, intermission, suspension, time out or <strong>of</strong>f;<br />

moderation, lessening, abatement, diminution, relief,<br />

hesitation, respite, relaxation: I was nagged without let-up<br />

about getting the work done by the end <strong>of</strong> the month.

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