drow·sy

[drou-zee]
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.

Origin:
1520–30; drowse + -y1

drow·si·ly, adverb
drow·si·ness, noun


1. somnolent, dozy. 3. lethargic, listless.

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drowsy (ˈdraʊzɪ)
 
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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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.
Not all of them make you drowsy or for some, the drowsiness decrease the longer
  you take it.
With so many drivers distracted, drowsy or aggravated, it's more important than
  ever to drive with a clear head.
It will prevent the sea sickness but will make you drowsy.
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