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drowsy (dro̵u)

adjective drowsier -·i·er, drowsiest -·i·est

    1. sleepy or half asleep; lethargic
    2. making drowsy; soporific
  1. brought on by sleepiness
  2. peacefully quiet or inactive a drowsy village

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drowsy Synonyms

drowsy

modif.

  1. Sleepy

    slumberous, dozing, somnolent; see tired.

  2. Lethargic

    sluggish, languid, indolent; see lazy 1. See syn. study at sleepy.

drowsy Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • feel: Answer C will help you work off a few calories and perk you up however you may still feel a bit drowsy.

Modifying Another Word

  • slightly: Whilst the needles are in place, you may well feel pleasantly relaxed or slightly drowsy.
  • very: I feel very drowsy all of a sudden.. .
  • too: Ive tried them in the past and they make me too drowsy during the day time.
  • little: You remain conscious all the time, although you may be a little drowsy, and any treatment given causes you no discomfort.
  • rather: He'd had to get up early for this flight, and he started to feel rather drowsy.
  • really: We kept speaking to him to keep him awake as he was becoming really drowsy.

Used with adjective complement

  • feel: I feel very drowsy all of a sudden.. .
  • become: This medicine may cause some people to become drowsy, dizzy, or less alert than they are normally.
  • get: After the first injection I felt myself getting drowsy, then there was a funny taste in my mouth.
  • grow: Caroline snuggled against Gordon's shoulder and gradually grew drowsy in the twilight.
  • seem: She had been reasonably fine on arrival at the nursing home, but now seemed very drowsy.

Modifies a noun

  • feeling: Gelsemium: Dizzy & drowsy feeling with a blocked nose.
  • driver: Still offers years drowsy driver when reducing commercial vehicle.
  • state: Get into a drowsy state by sitting or lying comfortably.
  • pain: My head aches, and a drowsy numbness pains My wrist.
  • patient: As a general rule, it should be possible to easily rouse the drowsy patient and be possible to maintain verbal contact with them.
  • heart: Strike my drowsy heart with the spell of youth!

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