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What is "drowsy" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does drowsy mean in English? Meaning of drowsy definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "drowsy" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "drowsy": half asleep

Adjective

  • Meaning: half asleep
  • Example: made drowsy by the long ride it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor a tired dozy child the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair
  • Synonyms: dozy drowsing drowsy
  • Similar: asleep

    • Meaning of "drowsy": showing lack of attention or boredom

    Adjective

  • Meaning: showing lack of attention or boredom
  • Example: the yawning congregation
  • Synonyms: drowsy oscitant yawning
  • Similar: inattentive
  • Adjective: Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy. I was feeling drowsy and so decided to make a cup of coffee to try to wake myself up.Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific. It was a warm, drowsy summer afternoon.Dull; stupid.

    • Synonyms:

    lethargic, dazed, comatose, dreamy, drugged, heavy, indolent, lackadaisical, languid, lazy, restful, sluggish, somnolent, soothing, soporific, tired, torpid, nodding, slumberous, dopy, dozing, dozy, half asleep, lulling, napping, out of it, snoozy,

    Antonyms:

    alert, awake, lively, energized,

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