logy
See also: -logy
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Attested from the 19th century, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Dutch log (“heavy, dull”).
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
logy (comparative logier, superlative logiest)
- Slow to respond or react; lethargic.
- The steering seems logy; you have to turn the wheel well before you want to turn.
- 1910, “Duck Eats Yeast”, in The Yakima Herald:
- Perkins discovered his prize duck in a logy condition.
- 1956, Robert Heinlein, Double Star:
- I was still logy with sleep; I shook my head to try to clear it.
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Nominalization of the -logy suffix.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /lədʒɪ/
Noun edit
logy (plural logies)
- A term formed with the -logy suffix.
- 1856, Joseph Young, Demonology; or, the Scripture doctrine of Devils, page 372:
- The many Logies and Isms that have lately come into vogue.