drowsy
Meaning of drowsy
adjective
- sleepy and lethargic; half asleep.
the wine had made her drowsy
late 15th century: probably from the stem of Old English drūsian ‘be languid or slow’, of Germanic origin; related to dreary.
Information about drowsy
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Hyphenation of drowsy
drowsy
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- drowsy is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
drowsy synonyms
Meaning drowsing:
Meaning oscitant:
Meaning needing or ready for sleep:
Meaning sleep lightly:
Meaning of great weight; difficult to lift or move:
Meaning lower and raise one's head slightly and briefly, especially in greeting, assent, or understanding, or to give someone a signal:
Meaning dazed, weak, or unsteady, especially from illness, intoxication, sleep, or a blow:
Meaning sleepy; drowsy:
Meaning in need of sleep or rest; weary:
Meaning feeling or showing extreme tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion:
Meaning cause (someone) to feel exhausted:
Meaning very tired:
Meaning affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic:
Meaning lacking energy or alertness:
Meaning mentally or physically inactive; lethargic:
Meaning dead or apparently dead:
Meaning (of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm:
Meaning (of a person, manner, or gesture) having or showing a disinclination for physical exertion or effort:
Meaning characterized by tiredness or inactivity, especially of a pleasurable kind:
Meaning extremely lethargic or sleepy:
Meaning unable to think or react properly; bewildered:
Meaning (of a person) unconscious or in a stupor as a result of taking or being given a drug:
Meaning stupefied by sleep or a drug:
Meaning characterized by or producing yawning:
Meaning tire (someone) out:
drowsy antonyms
Meaning (of a person) unable or not needing to sleep:
Meaning quick to notice any unusual and potentially dangerous or difficult circumstances; vigilant:
Words that rhyme with drowsy
blowsy, browsy, frowsy, sprowsy, towsy
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