drowsy
11drowsy — adjective a) Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy. I was feeling drowsy and so decided to make a cup of coffee to try to wake myself up. b) Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific. It was a warm, drowsy summer afternoon …
12drowsy — drow|sy [ˈdrauzi] adj [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from Old English drusian to be lazily slow ] 1.) tired and almost asleep = ↑sleepy ▪ The drug can make you drowsy. 2.) so peaceful that you feel relaxed and almost asleep = ↑sleepy ▪ a… …
13drowsy — [15] The etymological notion underlying drowsy seems to be of heaviness, with eyelids falling and the head nodding over the chest. The word probably comes from a Germanic base *drūs , which also produced drūsian, an Old English verb meaning ‘be… …
14drowsy — [[t]dra͟ʊzi[/t]] drowsier, drowsiest ADJ GRADED If you feel drowsy, you feel sleepy and cannot think clearly. He felt pleasantly drowsy and had to fight off the urge to sleep. Derived words: drowsiness N UNCOUNT Big meals during the day cause… …
15drowsy — adjective 1 tired and almost asleep, usually because of food, drugs, or because you are in a warm place: The cat lay drowsy and content in the sunshine. 2 so peaceful that you feel relaxed and tired: a drowsy summer afternoon drowsily adverb… …
16drowsy — adjective 1) the pills made her drowsy Syn: sleepy, dozy, groggy, somnolent; tired, weary, fatigued, exhausted, yawning, nodding; lethargic, sluggish, torpid, listless, languid; informal snoozy, dopey, yawny …
17drowsy — [15] The etymological notion underlying drowsy seems to be of heaviness, with eyelids falling and the head nodding over the chest. The word probably comes from a Germanic base *drūs , which also produced drūsian, an Old English verb meaning ‘be… …
18drowsy — drowsily, adv. drowsiness, n. /drow zee/, adj., drowsier, drowsiest. 1. half asleep; sleepy. 2. marked by or resulting from sleepiness. 3. dull; sluggish. 4. inducing lethargy or sleepiness: drowsy spring weather. [1520 30; DROWSE + Y1] …
19drowsy — drows|y [ drauzi ] adjective feeling that you want to sleep: Some cough syrups can make you feel drowsy. ╾ drows|i|ly adverb …
20drowsy — drow•sy [[t]ˈdraʊ zi[/t]] adj. si•er, si•est 1) half asleep; sleepy 2) marked by or resulting from sleepiness 3) dull; sluggish; listless 4) inducing lethargy or sleepiness: drowsy spring weather[/ex] • Etymology: 1520–30 drow′si•ly, adv.… …
