Word of the Day: Lymphatic
PRONUNCIATION: [lim-fat-ik]
MEANING:
adjective: 1. Sluggish; lacking energy. 2. Of or relating to lymph.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin lympha (lymph, water). Formerly it was believed that an excess of lymph in the system resulted in sluggishness. Earliest documented use: 1649.
USAGE: The day has been a real lazy one and I have felt lymphatic accordingly.
SYNONYMS: apathetic, comatose, dopey, energyless, enervated, faint, feeble, flagging, impassive, inactive, inert, infirm, lackadaisical, leaden, leisurely, lethargic, limp, moony, nebbish, phlegmatic, pining, snoozy, spiritless, supine, torpid, unconcerned, unenthusiastic, weary, wimpy
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PRONUNCIATION: [lim-fat-ik]
MEANING:
adjective: 1. Sluggish; lacking energy. 2. Of or relating to lymph.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin lympha (lymph, water). Formerly it was believed that an excess of lymph in the system resulted in sluggishness. Earliest documented use: 1649.
USAGE: The day has been a real lazy one and I have felt lymphatic accordingly.
SYNONYMS: apathetic, comatose, dopey, energyless, enervated, faint, feeble, flagging, impassive, inactive, inert, infirm, lackadaisical, leaden, leisurely, lethargic, limp, moony, nebbish, phlegmatic, pining, snoozy, spiritless, supine, torpid, unconcerned, unenthusiastic, weary, wimpy
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