logy

Etymology 1

Attested from the 19th century, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Dutch log (“heavy, dull”).

adj

  1. Slow to respond or react; lethargic.
    Perkins discovered his prize duck in a logy condition. 1910, “Duck Eats Yeast”, in The Yakima Herald
    1956. “I was still logy with sleep; I shook my head to try to clear it”. Double Star. Robert Heinlein The steering seems logy, you have to turn the wheel well before you want to turn.

Etymology 2

Nominalization of the -logy suffix.

noun

  1. A term formed with the -logy suffix.
    The many Logies and Isms that have lately come into vogue. 1856, Joseph Young, Demonology; or, the Scripture doctrine of Devils, page 372

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