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adjective, -si·er, -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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Drowsy
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example Sentences
- It is not this mechanism, however, that makes people drowsy and starts them on the somnolent slide.
- They have ventured into the drowsy glades of badly managed companies.
- In the drowsy afternoons she played the piano in the inn's empty salon.
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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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