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Drowsy

//ˈdɹaʊzi// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness

    "I was feeling drowsy and so decided to make a cup of coffee to try to wake myself up."

  2. 2
    Causing someone to fall sleep or feel sleepy; lulling; soporific.

    "It was a warm, drowsy summer afternoon."

  3. 3
    Boring.

    "The narrative throughout holds the reader; it Is not a drowsy book."

  4. 4
    Dull; stupid.

    "... the hoofbeats of the mule made a sound as drowsy as a fly's buzz on a summer afternoon."

Adjective
  1. 1
    showing lack of attention or boredom wordnet
  2. 2
    half asleep wordnet

Etymology

From drowse + -y, despite the fact that drowsy (1520) is recorded before drowse (1570). Compare Old English drūsian (“to droop, drowse, become languid”).

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