- drowsy adj
- ['draʊzɪ]
-ier comp -iest superl (sleepy: person, smile, look) assonnato (-a), (soporific: afternoon, atmosphere) sonnolento (-a)
to feel drowsy — sentirsi insonnolito (-a)
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drowsy — [adj] sleepy comatose, dazed, dopy, dozing, dozy, dreamy, drugged, half asleep, heavy, indolent, lackadaisical, languid, lazy, lethargic, lulling, napping, nodding, out of it*, restful, sluggish, slumberous, snoozy, somnolent, soothing, soporific … New thesaurus
drowsy — [drou′zē] adj. drowsier, drowsiest 1. a) sleepy or half asleep; lethargic b) making drowsy; soporific 2. brought on by sleepiness 3. peacefully quiet or inactive [a drowsy village] SYN … English World dictionary
drowsy — drau̇ zē adj, drows·i·er; est ready to fall asleep: SLEEPY drows·i·ly zə lē adv drows·i·ness zē nəs n … Medical dictionary
drowsy — adj 1. groggy, sleepy, half asleep, somnolent, slumberous, slumbery; dozy, nodding, dozing, heavy eyed, yawning, oscitant. 2. sluggish, torpid, lethargic, listless; otiose, lazy, slow, lackadaisical, indolent; dull, drugged, dazed, Inf. dopey;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
drowsy — adj. (drowsier, drowsiest) 1 half asleep; dozing. 2 soporific; lulling. 3 sluggish. Derivatives: drowsily adv. drowsiness n. Etymology: prob. rel. to OE drusian be languid or slow, dreosan fall: cf. DREARY … Useful english dictionary
drowsy — 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
drowsy — [[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… … English dictionary
drowsy — 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] … Universalium
drowsy — 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.… … From formal English to slang
drowsy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sleepy, somnolent; lazy, languid. See weariness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Sleepy] Syn. slumberous, dozing, somnolent; see tired . 2. [Lethargic] Syn. sluggish, languid, indolent; see lazy 1 . See… … English dictionary for students
drowsy — drow·sy || draÊŠzɪ adj. sleepy, tired; restful, soporific … English contemporary dictionary
