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LETHARGIC
Definition of LETHARGIC
adjective
Sluggish, slow.
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Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ληθαργικός (lēthargikós), from λήθαργος (lḗthargos, “forgetful, lethargic”), from λήθη (lḗthē, “a forgetting, forgetfulness”) (from which Lethe (“river in Hades”)) + ἀργός (argós, “not working”). By surface analysis, lethargy + -ic.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,825)
branch · 12.7% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LETHARGIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 52 boards so far. 117 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 6, 27 May 2026.
Built from these letters
LETHARGIC starts with L and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACEGHILRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start LETHAR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 6
Could you have found LETHARGIC?
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