slumbery

[ sluhm-buh-ree ]
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adjectiveArchaic.

Origin of slumbery

1
1350–1400; Middle English slombry, slomry;see slumber, -y1

Other words from slumbery

  • un·slum·ber·y, adjective

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How to use slumbery in a sentence

  • So the passage down the full and slumbery Fal seemed nearly a soundless thing.

    Tell England | Ernest Raymond
  • I awoke to the 'slumbery agitation' of today's evil chances.

    A Dream of Empire | William Henry Venable