drowsy
/ˈdɹaʊzi/ adjective C2- 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.
Comparative drowsier · Superlative drowsiest
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He loved better than anything else to go with Bagheera into the dark warm heart of the forest, to sleep all through the drowsy day, and at night see how Bagheera did his killing.
I was feeling drowsy and stupid, partly from my dinner and also from the effects of a long day’s work.
“I wrote two more articles and then, feeling more drowsy than ever, I rose and walked up and down the room to stretch my legs.
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