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drowsy

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈdɹaʊzi/

Definition of drowsy

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness
    “I was feeling drowsy and so decided to make a cup of coffee to try to wake myself up.”
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adj

  1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness
    “I was feeling drowsy and so decided to make a cup of coffee to try to wake myself up.”
  2. Causing someone to fall sleep or feel sleepy; lulling; soporific.
    “It was a warm, drowsy summer afternoon.”
    “drowsy medicine”
  3. Boring.
    “The narrative throughout holds the reader; it Is not a drowsy book.”
  4. Dull; stupid.
    “... the hoofbeats of the mule made a sound as drowsy as a fly's buzz on a summer afternoon.”

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Etymology

From drowse + -y, despite the fact that drowsy (1520) is recorded before drowse (1570). Compare Old English drūsian (“to droop, drowse, become languid”).

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