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slumberous

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slum⋅ber⋅ous

  [sluhm-ber-uhs, sluhm-bruhs]
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–adjective
1. sleepy; heavy with drowsiness, as the eyelids.
2. causing or inducing sleep.
3. pertaining to, characterized by, or suggestive of slumber.
4. inactive or sluggish; calm or quiet.
Also, slumbrous.

Origin:
1485–95; slumber + -ous

Related forms:
slum⋅ber⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
slum⋅ber⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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slum·ber·ous   (slŭm'bər-əs)   
adj.  

  1. Sleepy; drowsy.

    1. Suggestive of or resembling sleep: a slumberous torpor.

    2. Quiet; tranquil.

  3. Causing or inducing sleep; soporific.

slum'ber·ous·ly adv., slum'ber·ous·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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