drowsy

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  1. adjective Dull with sleepiness; sluggish.
  2. adjective Produced or characterized by sleepiness.
  3. adjective Inducing sleepiness; soporific.

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  • Milton would die, who could tell how, and who cared anyway -- a drug overdose maybe, or a stray bullet buzzing through the Project's old red-brick buildings like a drowsy wasp. —  F ;SF; - vol 103 issue 01 - July 2002
  • Munich - Driving when drowsy is a feeling that every motorist knows. —  The Earth Times Online Newspaper
  • While missing a few hours of sleep here and there seems to have the side effect of making one a little drowsy, a study by David Dinges at the University of Pennsylvania proved otherwise. —  The Real Truth
  • Nearly 60 percent of Americans admit to driving while feeling drowsy, and every hour one person dies from a drowsy-driving accident, according to the National Sleep Foundation. —  TheBostonChannel.com - News
  • But Aamir's food was drugged and when he became drowsy, the couple put him in a rickshaw and took him to the city's municipal hospital, which is where the real nightmare began. —  Home | Mail Online
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sleepy ·  dreamy ·  languid ·  lazy ·  sluggish ·  sultry ·  tranquil ·  numb ·  monotonous ·  uneasy ·  dull ·  melodious
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  1. Formerly also drousie; from drowse + -y.
 

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