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Definition of Somnolently
1. Adverb. In a drowsy manner. "`Time to get up,' she said drowsily"
Definition of Somnolently
1. Adverb. In a somnolent way; sleepily. ¹
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Definition of Somnolently
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Somnolently
Literary usage of Somnolently
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. To Ruhleben--and Back: A Great Adventure in Three Phases by Geoffrey Pyke (1916)
"And not merely was there a front view, but also two side views were given : one
showing the side of the shelf with one towel hanging somnolently from a nail ..."
2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1909)
"With a sense of relief he entered the cool, spacious court, where a few men-
at-arms lingered somnolently, lulled by the splash and tinkle of the fountain ..."
3. The Bookman (1907)
"The hammock sways somnolently, the hand that holds the book unconsciously sinks
and the mind wanders far afield, following the visions of what might have ..."
4. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1827)
"During the whole of this part of his adventures, Alciphron could not possibly
have been more somnolently ..."
5. The History of Modern Painting by RICHARD. MUTHER (1907)
"Bisbing paints large landscapes, saturated by light and air, with cows somnolently
resting in the sun ; while Davis has the secret of interpreting the ..."
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