logy

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 23, 2025 is: logy \LOH-ghee\ adjective
Like [sluggish](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sluggish) and [groggy](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groggy), logy describes a person who is not able to think or move normally because of being tired, sick, etc., or something that moves slowly and ploddingly.

// The heavy meal left me feeling logy and in need of a nap.

[See the entry >](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logy)

Examples:

"The picture moves at a stately pace that one supposes was considered period-appropriate but feels merely logy at times." — Glenn Kenny, The New York Times, 15 May 2025

Did you know?

The origins of the word logy (sometimes spelled loggy) likely lie in the Dutch word log, meaning "heavy," a relation of the ancient German adjective luggich, meaning "lazy." The word shares no history with the [log](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/log) of campfires, which is centuries older and has probable Scandinavian roots. Likewise, it has no etymological connection to [groggy](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groggy), which describes someone weak and unsteady on the feet or in action. That word ultimately comes from the nickname of an English admiral: "Old Grog," concerned with the health of his crew, served diluted rum to his sailors, who returned the favor by dubbing the rum mixture [grog](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grog). (Modern grog is typically rum, or another liquor, cut with water and served warm, sweetened, and with lemon.)