What does "sleep-drunk" mean?

Slowed or weakened by recent sleep; drowsy; groggy.

What is a synonym for "sleep-drunk"?

Common synonyms include: anesthetized, comatose, doped, dreamy, drowsy, drugged.

Sleep-drunk

adj

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Adjective

1
Slowed or weakened by recent sleep; drowsy; groggy.
"By the sound of it, the ever obliging Agent Barrett didn't really feel like obliging. Else he was too sleep-drunk to string two rational thoughts together."

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anesthetized comatose doped dreamy drowsy drugged

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"By the sound of it, the ever obliging Agent Barrett didn't really feel like obliging. Else he was too sleep-drunk to string two rational thoughts together."

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