See lethargic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "sluggish, indifferent",
"word": "tardo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "sluggish, indifferent",
"word": "letárgico"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "sluggish, indifferent",
"word": "letargisk"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "mandakoḍi",
"sense": "sluggish, indifferent",
"word": "మందకొడి"
},
{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "sluggish, indifferent",
"word": "ālase"
}
],
"word": "lethargic"
}
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