Meaning & use

loggy

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Dull, heavy, and sluggish, especially in movement or manner.

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The humid afternoon left everyone feeling loggy and unwilling to work.

The old dog grew loggy in its later years, sleeping most of the day.

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Loggy is a regional New England term, likely related to the heavy, unmoving quality of a log.

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