groggy
staggering, as from exhaustion or blows: a boxer groggy from his opponent's hard left jab.
dazed and weakened, as from lack of sleep: Late nights always make me groggy the next morning.
Archaic. drunk; intoxicated.
Origin of groggy
1Other words for groggy
Other words from groggy
- grog·gi·ly, adverb
- grog·gi·ness, noun
Words Nearby groggy
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How to use groggy in a sentence
The animals were photographed and given names chosen by the local community before they were released, groggy and confused, back into the wild.
Supporters of the bill presented it as a gift for a groggy country struggling to get its sleep back on track.
Do Americans Really Want Permanent Daylight Saving Time? | Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux (Amelia.Thomson-DeVeaux@abc.com) | March 18, 2022 | FiveThirtyEightLynelle Schneeberg, author of Become Your Child’s Sleep Coach and fellow at the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, says that driving when tired or groggy can be as bad as driving drunk.
How to get your kids on a healthy sleep schedule | Jean Levasseur | September 24, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe idea, perhaps, is to re-create the frenetic visual and informational environment to which Paik was so attuned and to which we are all groggy, punch-drunk heirs.
Then barely 20, Acebo lay in her bed at Hollywood Memorial Hospital, groggy and exhausted.
When Births Go Horribly Wrong, Florida Protects Doctors and Forces Families to Pay the Price | by Carol Marbin Miller and Daniel Chang, Miami Herald | April 8, 2021 | ProPublica
There, waiting trucks will drive the groggy rhinos into the middle of the delta.
Longer naps will take you into the deep-sleep stage and leave you feeling groggy instead of energized upon waking up.
I stepped off the plane, caught that first groggy whiff of jet fuel and my body instantly registered where I was.
How I’ll End the War: My First Week Back in Afghanistan | Nick Willard | May 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLots of people have used this app to figure out trigger foods that cause them to feel groggy or experience cravings after lunch.
These 3 Apps Will Help You Sleep Better, Feel Great, and Eat Well | Dave Asprey | December 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe next day, look for dark circles under your eyes, bigger love handles, and a more groggy brain.
Five Ways to Recover Faster From Your Thanksgiving Binge | Dave Asprey | November 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNasablay sa ring ang buksidur dihang nagrúgi siya, The boxer leaned on the ropes when he became groggy.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan | John U. Wolff"He's groggy," he heard voices say, and then came the welcome splash of the sponge.
The Varmint | Owen Johnson"Very groggy," said Harriet, regarding the word as one belonging to fair sporting phraseology.
Orley Farm | Anthony TrollopeIn the second place, the driver was drunk, and the horse was groggy, and the fiacre was in the last stage of dilapidation.
In the Days of My Youth | Amelia Ann Blandford EdwardsThe buzz of groggy conversation was suddenly impinged on by the notes of a peal of bells from the tower hard by.
A Laodicean | Thomas Hardy
British Dictionary definitions for groggy
/ (ˈɡrɒɡɪ) /
dazed or staggering, as from exhaustion, blows, or drunkenness
faint or weak
Derived forms of groggy
- groggily, adverb
- grogginess, noun
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