drowsy

/ˈdɹaʊzi/

adj 4

Collocations

ADJ.

all, early, little, still, warm

VERB + DROWSY

became, become, becomes, feel, feeling, feels, get, getting

DROWSY + NOUN

afternoon, dinner, lunch, medicine, recuperation, summer, supper

PREP.

after, in

ADV.

again, often, sometimes

Definitions

adj

Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness

I was feeling drowsy and so decided to make a cup of coffee to try to wake myself up.

Causing someone to fall sleep or feel sleepy; lulling; soporific.

It was a warm, drowsy summer afternoon.

drowsy medicine

Boring.

The narrative throughout holds the reader; it Is not a drowsy book.

Dull; stupid.

... the hoofbeats of the mule made a sound as drowsy as a fly's buzz on a summer afternoon.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — showing lack of attention or boredom

oscitant

adjective — half asleep

dozy

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

I was feeling drowsy and so decided to make a cup of coffee to try to wake myself up.

Wiktionary

It was a warm, drowsy summer afternoon.

Wiktionary

drowsy medicine

Wiktionary

I'd just woken up and was still drowsy.

Tatoeba · #40117

Why should he feel drowsy whenever he begins to study?

Tatoeba · #303580

She became drowsy after supper.

Tatoeba · #317320

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