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grog⋅gy

  [grog-ee]
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–adjective, -gi⋅er, -gi⋅est.
1. staggering, as from exhaustion or blows: a boxer groggy from his opponent's hard left jab.
2. dazed and weakened, as from lack of sleep: Late nights always make me groggy the next morning.
3. Archaic. drunk; intoxicated.
Origin:
1760–70; grog + -y 1

Related forms:
grog⋅gi⋅ly, adverb
grog⋅gi⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. sluggish, lethargic; woozy, dopey.
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grog·gy   (grŏg'ē)   
adj.   grog·gi·er, grog·gi·est
Unsteady and dazed; shaky.

[From grog.]
grog'gi·ly adv., grog'gi·ness n.
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