|
|
Definition of Grogginess
1. Noun. A dazed and staggering state caused by alcohol.
Derivative terms: Groggy
2. Noun. A groggy state resulting from weariness.
3. Noun. Marginal consciousness. "Someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor"
Generic synonyms: Unconsciousness
Derivative terms: Semiconscious, Stuporous
Definition of Grogginess
1. n. State of being groggy.
Definition of Grogginess
1. Noun. The characteristic or quality of being groggy. ¹
2. Noun. Tenderness or stiffness in the foot of a horse, resulting in a hobbling gait. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Grogginess
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grogginess
Literary usage of Grogginess
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Horse: With a Treatise on Draught by William Youatt, Walker Watson (1866)
"A serious affection of the fetlock-joint demands treatment more prompt and severe
than that of the e heaths of the tendons. grogginess. ..."
2. The Law of Horses: Including the Law of Innkeepers, Veterinary Surgeons, Etc by George Henry Hewitt Oliphant, Clement Elphinstone Lloyd (1882)
"grogginess. By the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act, 1878 (41 & 42 Viet. c.
74), sect. 32, sub-ss. xxxii., xxxiii., the Privy Council may from time to time ..."
3. Youatt on the Structure and the Diseases of the Horse with Their Remedies by William Youatt, William Charles Spooner, Henry Stephens Randall (1857)
"Bad shoeing and want of stable care may help to increase, but never can alone
produce grogginess. It is one of the evils of excessive work. ..."
Other Resources:
