Leth"ar*gy (-j?), n.; pl.
-gies (-jĭz). [F. léthargie,
L. lethargia, Gr. lhqargi`a, fr.
lh`qargos forgetful, fr. lh`qh forgetfulness.
See Lethe.] 1. Morbid drowsiness;
continued or profound sleep, from which a person can scarcely be
awaked.
2. A state of inaction or
indifference.
Europe lay then under a deep
lethargy.
Atterbury.Leth"ar*gy, v. t. To
lethargize. [Obs.] Shak.