groggy

The definition of groggy is a state of being out-of-it or dazed due to being sick or tired.

(adjective)

If you've just gotten off of a 10-hour plane trip and you've been awake all night, this is an example of when you would be described as groggy.

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See groggy in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective groggier, groggiest

  1. Archaic drunk; intoxicated
  2. shaky or dizzy, as from a blow
  3. sluggish or dull, as from lack of sleep

Origin: < grog + -y

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See groggy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective grog·gi·er, grog·gi·est
Unsteady and dazed; shaky.

Origin:

Origin: From grog

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Related Forms:

  • grogˈgi·ly adverb
  • grogˈgi·ness noun

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