lethargic
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During an interview at the scene of the crash, Woods was "sweating profusely" and his movements were "lethargic and slow", an officer wrote in the arrest affidavit released on Tuesday.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
That show is growing duller, and more lethargic and repetitive, by the day, like watching reruns of a canceled sitcom.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026
He has looked lethargic behind the stumps, dropping a crucial catch and failing to move for another in Brisbane.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025
They looked lethargic in falling behind by 34 points Saturday while making one mistake after another on the way to a fourth consecutive defeat.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2025
I found the sick-room unwatched, as I had expected: no nurse was there; the patient lay still, and seemingly lethargic; her livid face sunk in the pillows: the fire was dying in the grate.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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