drowsiness
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zi adjective, drow·si·er, drow·si·est.
1.
half-asleep; sleepy.
2.
marked by or resulting from sleepiness.
3.
dull; sluggish.
4.
inducing lethargy or sleepiness: drowsy spring weather.
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| —adj , drowsier, drowsiest | |
| 1. | heavy with sleepiness; sleepy |
| 2. | inducing sleep; soporific |
| 3. | sluggish or lethargic; dull |
| 'drowsily | |
| —adv | |
| 'drowsiness | |
| —n | |
| drowsy (ˈdraʊzɪ) | |
| —adj , drowsier, drowsiest | |
| 1. | heavy with sleepiness; sleepy |
| 2. | inducing sleep; soporific |
| 3. | sluggish or lethargic; dull |
| 'drowsily | |
| —adv | |
| 'drowsiness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
drowsy
1520s, from O.E. drusan, drusian "sink," also "become low, slow, or inactive" (related to dreosan "to fall"), from P.Gmc. *drus- (see dreary).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
drowsiness drows·i·ness (drou'zē-nĭs)
n.
A state of impaired awareness associated with a desire or inclination to sleep. Also called hypnesthesia.
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Example sentences
Their benefits for the cold are likely to be due to the drowsiness they cause.
Common side effects of benzodiazepines are daytime drowsiness and a hung-over feeling.
Many of these are known to cause fatigue and daytime drowsiness.
More commonly, they exploit fire's drowsiness in the early morning.
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