Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Dull with sleepiness; sluggish.
- adj. Produced or characterized by sleepiness.
- adj. Inducing sleepiness; soporific.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Inclined to sleep; sleepy; heavy with sleepiness.
- Resulting from or affected by drowsiness; characteristic of or marked by a state of drows-ing.
- Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific: as, a drowsy couch.
- Dull; sluggish; stupid.
Wiktionary
- adj. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy.
- adj. Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific.
- adj. Dull; stupid.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy.
- adj. Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific.
- adj. Dull; stupid.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. half asleep
- adj. showing lack of attention or boredom
Etymologies
- Probably from or akin to Old English drūsian. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Czeisler thinks frequent problems with what he calls "drowsy driving" help explain why car accidents have overtaken criminal assaults as the top cause of death among police officers.”
“Czeisler thinks frequent problems with what he calls "drowsy driving" help explain why accidents have overtaken criminal assaults as the top cause of death among police officers.”
“Your child may still be drowsy from the anesthesia, but as this begins to wear off, there might be some discomfort from the incisions.”
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Urologic Conditions in Children
“Then she lost herself in drowsy contemplation of the soothing balm of his strength: Life poured from the ends of his fingers, driving the pain before it, or so it seemed to her, until with the easement of pain, she fell asleep and he stole away.”
“You well know from observation what work the English do, and what their women; this you must imitate, and not sleep half your time and pass the rest in drowsy inactivity; these things you must do, and you will soon reap the fruits of your labour.”
The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B.
“All being so nearly ready, I called the drowsy boy again, and, showing him a very large stick in the wood-box, asked him to bring me a hatchet.”
“The moon would be full tonight – a perfect time to perform the Grace of the Foolish, under the harvest moon on a warm summer’s night, when all the land lay in drowsy happiness.”
“In short, drowsy driving can be as dangerous -- and preventable -- as driving while intoxicated.”
“White noise can also make you drowsy, which is why libraries are such dull places.”
“I confess I began to feel a little drowsy, which is not too surprising considering our five days of hard work and late nights combined with the warm car ride.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘drowsy’.
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Russian Doll Words
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GMAT
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because wordsmith is not a verb.
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thegirlnextfloor's list
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mood
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Enter Sandman
So... tired.
sleepy, tired, exhausted, weary, worn, dark, unconscious, rest, drowsy, lethargic, somnolent, yawn and 15 more...
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d is for depressing!
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Words i could use in my book
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