Logy Definition & Meaning

American

British

Other Word Forms

Etymology

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logy 1 American [loh-gee] / ˈloʊ gi /

adjective

logier, logiest

1. lacking physical or mental energy or vitality; sluggish; dull; lethargic.

-logy 2 American

1. a combining form used in the names of sciences or bodies of knowledge.

   paleontology; theology.

2. a termination of nouns referring to writing, discourses, collections, etc..

   trilogy; martyrology.

-logy 1 British

combining form

1. indicating the science or study of

   musicology

2. indicating writing, discourse, or body of writings

   trilogy

   phraseology

   martyrology

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 logy 2 British / ˈləʊɡɪ /

adjective

1. dull or listless

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

• -logical combining form
• -logist combining form
• logily adverb
• loginess noun

Etymology

Origin of logy1

1840–50, perhaps < Dutch log heavy, cumbersome + -y 1

Origin of -logy2

Middle English -logie < Latin -logia < Greek. See -logue, -y 3

Example Sentences

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Unlike Duras’s parents — her father died young, and she took her last name from his hometown — Françou’s are still together, if a little loopy and logy.

From New York Times

The scenes with Lilith are particularly crucial in this respect, and also where the movie’s already logy pulse slows to a crawl.

From New York Times

But seductive carbs have a sneaky way of making us feel bloated, logy and even older.

From Washington Post

The finale, a harmonically twisty triple-time scherzo, felt a little logy, lateral energy dissipated by vertical emphasis, but the rest had a flowing warmth.

From Washington Post

Still logy after the full Irish, many extras lay down and catnapped on the floor.

From Los Angeles Times

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