Lexic.us

Definition of Slumberous

1. Adjective. Quiet and tranquil. "A slumberous June morning"

2. Adjective. Inclined to or marked by drowsiness. "The sound had a somnolent effect"

Definition of Slumberous

1. a. Inviting slumber; soporiferous.

Definition of Slumberous

1. Adjective. Sleepy, drowsy. ¹

2. Adjective. Sleep-inducing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Slumberous

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Slumberous

sluit sluits slum slum area slumber slumber parties slumber party slumbered slumberer slumberers

slumbering slumberingly slumberland slumberless slumberlike slumberous (current term) slumbers slumbery slumbre slumbrous

slumbry slumdog slumdogs slumgullions slumgum slumgums slumism slumisms slumlike

Literary usage of Slumberous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Among the Isles of Shoals by Celia Thaxter (1873)
"There ia no sound more gentle, more slumberous, than the distant roll of these billows, — " The rolling sea resounding soft," as Spenser has it. ..."

2. The Maidens of the Rocks by Gabriele D'Annunzio (1898)
"This was their secret thought, and never, perhaps, had their beautiful slumberous eyes been more attentive than in that hour—weary, melancholy eyes in which ..."

3. The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1865)
"The dawn of yesterday was ushered in by the clangor of the iron-tongued belle, and the roar of artillery, waking the slumberous echoes from their lairs, ..."

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