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- adjective Only partially
conscious andaware ,confused ,groggy .
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Examples
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To me he was terribly conservative, but as I learned that was a result of his upbringing and generation, not conscious or semi-conscious dogmatism.
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You know, something exciting and dramatic to keep them awake and at least semi-conscious; after they take away their cell phones and I-pods when they get to class.
Think Progress » Virginians Buck Far-Right Policies Of McDonnell And Cuccinelli 2010
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But it was a voice, she felt in her semi-conscious state, which seemed decidedly un-godlike.
The Temperature of Porridge Sally Houtman 2012
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His name came from a note scrawled by the semi-conscious woman in the ambulance, though the noteâs details became obscured by some of her own blood.
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Rather than fret, ferry-around and fight against external conditions beyond our control, we might conduct our business in a semi-conscious state oblivious to the negative information and conditions circling around us.
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He then hauled the now semi-conscious body across the counter, cuffed him and said to me Nick him son.
Police Complaints – The Shocking Truth! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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Meanwhile, I only monitored him during my semi-conscious moments.
Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2009
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Veronica Cirella, 31, was found lying on the floor, semi-conscious, with a cord wrapped around her neck, police said.
Mother Charged in Death of Girl Tamer El-Ghobashy 2011
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I really went for 3 months in a semi-conscious state.
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In the aftermath of the shooting, playing with her husband's wedding ring was among the first signals to Kelly that his semi-conscious wife knew who he was.
Gabrielle Giffords's astronaut husband prepares for space mission 2011
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