grogginess

grog·gy

[grog-ee]
adjective, grog·gi·er, grog·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 + -y1

grog·gi·ly, adverb
grog·gi·ness, noun


2. sluggish, lethargic; woozy, dopey.
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groggy (ˈɡrɒɡɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , -gier, -giest
1.  dazed or staggering, as from exhaustion, blows, or drunkenness
2.  faint or weak
 
'groggily
 
adv
 
'grogginess
 
n

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groggy (ˈɡrɒɡɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , -gier, -giest
1.  dazed or staggering, as from exhaustion, blows, or drunkenness
2.  faint or weak
 
'groggily
 
adv
 
'grogginess
 
n

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groggy
1770, "drunk," from grog + -y (2). Non-alcoholic meaning "shaky, tottering" is from 1832, originally from the fight ring.
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groggy definition


  1. mod.
    tired; in a stupor. (Standard but having a slangy history. From a term for rum as drunk aboard ship, derived from the nickname grog, belonging to Admiral Edward Vernon.) : I'm still groggy by ten in the morning.
  2. mod.
    and groggified. [ˈgrɔgifɑɪd]alcohol intoxicated. : He was too groggified to drive.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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