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drowsy

adj
/ˈdɹaʊzi/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from drūsian — “to droop, drowse, become languid”

Definitions

  1. Inclined to drowse

    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. Causing someone to fall sleep or feel sleepy

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

    • It was a warm, drowsy summer afternoon.
    • drowsy medicine

  3. Boring.

    • The narrative throughout holds the reader; it Is not a drowsy book.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Dull

      Dull; stupid.

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

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA