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Webster 1913 Edition
Drowsy
Drow′sy
,Adj.
[
Com
par.
Drowsier
; sup
erl.
Drowsiest
.] 1.
Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy.
“When I am drowsy.” Shak.
Dapples the
drowsy
east with spots of gray. Shakespeare
To our age’s
Still shouts the inspiring sea.
drowsy
bloodStill shouts the inspiring sea.
Lowell.
2.
Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific.
The
drowsy
hours, dispensers of all good. Tennyson.
Syn. – Sleepy; lethargic; dozy; somnolent; comatose; dull heavy; stupid.
Webster 1828 Edition
Drowsy
DROWSY
,Adj.
1.
Inclined to sleep; sleepy; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; comatose.2.
Dull; sluggish; stupid.3.
Disposing to sleep; lulling; as a drowsy couch.Definition 2024
drowsy
drowsy
English
Adjective
drowsy (comparative drowsier, superlative drowsiest)
- Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy.
- I was feeling drowsy and so decided to make a cup of coffee to try to wake myself up.
- Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific.
- It was a warm, drowsy summer afternoon.
- Dull; stupid.
Derived terms
Translations
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