drowsy.
Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness
Meaning & usage
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.
Causing someone to fall sleep or feel sleepy; lulling; soporific.
It was a warm, drowsy summer afternoon.
drowsy medicine
Boring.
Dull; stupid.
Where this word comes from
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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