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Inimical vs Lethargic - What's the difference?

inimical | lethargic |

As adjectives the difference between inimical and lethargic

is that inimical is harmful in effect while lethargic is sluggish, slow.

inimical

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Harmful in effect.
  • Suicide is inimical to the health of the participant.
  • Unfriendly, hostile.
  • Her inimical attitude precludes romance.

    Synonyms

    * inimic, inimicable

    lethargic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * lethargick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • sluggish, slow
  • * {{quote-book
  • , year=1960 , author= , title=(Jeeves in the Offing) , section=chapter VII , passage=[That cat] hasn't caught a mouse since he was a slip of a kitten. Except when eating, he does nothing but sleep. Lethargic is the word that springs to the lips. If you cast an eye on him, you will see that he's asleep now.}}
  • indifferent, apathetic
  • Synonyms

    * torpid * lazy * unmoving