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Definition of Drowsy
1. Adjective. Half asleep. "The nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair"
2. Adjective. Showing lack of attention or boredom. "The yawning congregation"
Definition of Drowsy
1. a. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy.
Definition of Drowsy
1. sleepy [adj DROWSIER, DROWSIEST] : DROWSILY [adv] - See also: sleepy
Medical Definition of Drowsy
1. 1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy. "When I am drowsy." "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." Synonym: Sleepy, lethargic, dozy, somnolent, comatose, dull heavy, stupid. Origin: Drowsier; Drowsiest. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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