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groggy (grägē)

adjective -·gier, -·gi·est

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

Etymology: < grog + -y

groggy Related Forms
grog·gily adverb grog·gi·ness noun
groggy Synonyms

groggy

modif.

drunken, dizzy, reeling; see tired.

groggy Usage Examples

Preposition: for

  • hour: And I'm almost always extremely groggy for the first hour in the morning.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • feel: One particular occasion, feeling a bit groggy from an evening ashore, my friend offered to raise it for me.

Modifying Another Word

  • still: Kai, still groggy from the fumes, squirmed away, dragging the wizard with him till he could go no further.
  • very: Coming out of deep sleep after an hour or two usually makes us very groggy.
  • rather: I got a good result from a day I felt rather groggy on.
  • little: Tim Payne suffered several blows to the head and left the field a little groggy under the guidance of the medical team.
  • pretty: Wednesday, December 28th, 2005 Today I'm feeling pretty groggy.
  • extremely: And I'm almost always extremely groggy for the first hour in the morning.

Used with adjective complement

  • feel: I got a good result from a day I felt rather groggy on.
  • look: The second half was barely 5 minutes old when Calliste was subbed off looking very groggy indeed.
  • leave: Radebe attempted to soldier on, but he had clearly been left groggy.

Modifies a noun

  • kind: I was kind of groggy, kind of just feeling good about, you know, trying to get equilibrium.
  • head: Waking up quickly can immediately relieve the effect of a sleepy, groggy head.

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