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Drowsy

Drowsy Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Drowsy? [adj] showing lack of attention or boredom; "the yawning congregation" [adj] half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Drowsy: asleep(p) \| dozing(a) \| dozy \| drowsing(a) \| inattentive \| napping(a) \| nodding(a) \| oscitant \| yawning(a) Related Terms \| Find terms related to Drowsy: anesthetized \| appeasing \| calming \| cataleptic \| comatose \| cradling \| doped \| dozy \| dreamy \| drugged \| drugged with sleep \| gentling \| groggy \| half asleep \| heavy \| heavy with sleep \| heavy-eyed \| hushing \| in a stupor \| lackadaisical \| languid \| languorous \| lazy \| lethargic \| listless \| lulling \| mollifying \| napping \| narcoleptic \| narcose \| narcotized \| narcous \| nodding \| oscitant \| out of it \| pacifying \| quietening \| restful \| rocking \| sedated \| sleep-drowned \| sleep-drunk \| sleep-filled \| sleepful \| sleep-swollen \| sleepy \| sluggish \| slumberous \| slumbery \| snoozy \| somnolent \| soothful \| soothing \| soporific \| stilling \| stretchy \| stuporose \| stuporous \| tired \| torpid \| tranquilizing \| weary \| yawning \| yawny See Also \| Drowsy In Webster's Dictionary \Drow"sy\, a. [Compar. {Drowsier}; superl. {Drowsiest}.] 1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy. ``When I am drowsy.'' --Shak. Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray. --Shak. To our age's drowsy blood Still shouts the inspiring sea. --Lowell. 2. Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific. The drowsy hours, dispensers of all good. --Tennyson. 3. Dull; stupid. `` Drowsy reasoning.'' --Atterbury. Syn: Sleepy; lethargic; dozy; somnolent; comatose; dull heavy; stupid.

Drowsy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Drowsy?

[adj] showing lack of attention or boredom; "the yawning congregation"
[adj] half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair"

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Drowsy In Webster's Dictionary

\Drow"sy\, a. [Compar. {Drowsier}; superl. {Drowsiest}.]
1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic;
   dozy. ``When I am drowsy.'' --Shak.

         Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray. --Shak.

         To our age's drowsy blood Still shouts the inspiring
         sea.                                  --Lowell.

2. Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific.

         The drowsy hours, dispensers of all good.
                                               --Tennyson.

3. Dull; stupid. `` Drowsy reasoning.'' --Atterbury.

Syn: Sleepy; lethargic; dozy; somnolent; comatose; dull
     heavy; stupid.

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