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Thesaurus: drowsy

Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy.

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  1. superl. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy.
  2. superl. Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific.
  3. superl. Dull; stupid.
  4. adj. half asleep
  5. adj. showing lack of attention or boredom
  6. 1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy. "When I am drowsy." Shak. Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray. Shak. To our age's drowsy blood Still shouts the inspiring sea. Lowell. 2. Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific. The drowsy hours, dispensers of all good. Tennyson. 3. Dull; stupid. " Drowsy reasoning." Atterbury. Syn. -- Sleepy; lethargic; dozy; somnolent; comatose; dull heavy; stupid.
  7. j:100 s. half asleep s. showing lack of attention or boredom