logy

See also: -logy

English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• logey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈloʊɡi/
• Rhymes: -oʊɡi

Adjective

logy (comparative logier, superlative logiest)

1. 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

• loginess

Etymology 2

Nominalization of the -logy suffix.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /lədʒɪ/

Noun

logy (plural logies)

1. 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.

Anagrams

• Goly