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Drowsy is a feeling of being sleepy, tired or not fully awake. (adjective)

When you are just about to fall asleep and are having a hard time keeping your eyes open, this is an example of a time when you are drowsy.

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adjective drowsier, drowsiest

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

Related Forms:

drowsily adverb
drowsiness noun

See drowsy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(drouˈzē)

adjective drows·i·er, drows·i·est

Dull with sleepiness; sluggish.
Produced or characterized by sleepiness.
Inducing sleepiness; soporific.

Related Forms:

drowsˈi·ly adverb

drowsˈi·ness noun

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