drowsy
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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 | |
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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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Example sentences
Add to that the fact that while stoned many people become drowsy and sleepy.
Don't cook if you are drowsy from alcohol or medication.
When you wake up after the procedure, you will feel drowsy for several hours.
In the heat of late afternoon, the buzz of flies and pungent scent of smoke from dung fires cast a drowsy spell.
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