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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
drowsy
blood
Still 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)

  1. 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.
  2. Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific.
    It was a warm, drowsy summer afternoon.
  3. Dull; stupid.

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