Drowsy
adjective
Feeling sleepy or tired.
She felt drowsy and decided to take a nap.
Often appears as...
- feel drowsy
- drowsy afternoon
adjective
Quiet and peaceful, resulting in the feeling of sleepiness.
The drowsy hum of the bees in the garden made me want to nap.
Often appears as...
- drowsy hum
- drowsy heat
Usage tips
Approving
Literary
adjective
Causing sleepiness or relaxation.
The warm room and the drowsy effect of the wine made me sleep.
Often appears as...
- drowsy medicine
- drowsy effect
adjective
Feeling sleepy or tired.
She felt drowsy and decided to take a nap.
Often appears as...
- feel drowsy
- drowsy afternoon
adjective
Quiet and peaceful, resulting in the feeling of sleepiness.
The drowsy hum of the bees in the garden made me want to nap.
Often appears as...
- drowsy hum
- drowsy heat
Usage tips
Approving
Literary
adjective
Causing sleepiness or relaxation.
The warm room and the drowsy effect of the wine made me sleep.
Often appears as...
- drowsy medicine
- drowsy effect
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Pro Tip 1/3Physical State
Describes a feeling before sleep, like heavy eyelids and yawning.
After studying all night, his drowsy state was inevitable.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Fully Asleep
Indicates not asleep yet, but on the brink of falling asleep.
During the boring lecture, I was so drowsy I could barely keep my eyes open.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporary State
Often a short-lived sensation that can be remedied with rest.
A quick power nap can usually fix feeling drowsy in the afternoon.
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dazeddozygroggylethargicsleepysluggishsomnolenttorpid
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Your brain hallucinates...
Just over a year ago, for the third time in my life, I ceased to exist. I was having a small operation, and my brain was filling with anesthetic. I remember a sense of detachment and falling apart and a coldness. And then I was back, drowsy and disoriented, but definitely there.
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A Collection Of Autumn...
sleep until spring mother has led them to the canyon the shorter days trigger hormones acting like sleeping bills making them drowsy
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Your brain hallucinates...
Just over a year ago, for the third time in my life, I ceased to exist. I was having a small operation, and my brain was filling with anesthetic. I remember a sense of detachment and falling apart and a coldness. And then I was back, drowsy and disoriented, but definitely there.
Video examples
A Collection Of Autumn...
sleep until spring mother has led them to the canyon the shorter days trigger hormones acting like sleeping bills making them drowsy
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Quote examples
Ernst Fischer
Austrian Writer
If you can't pay for a thing, don't buy it. If you can't get paid for it, don't sell it. Do this, and you will have calm and drowsy nights, with all of the good business you have now and none of the bad. If you have time, don't wait for time.
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Bam Adebayo
American Basketball Player
I just bring energy, try to put myself in a good mood, because you're not going to get through practice if you're drowsy, don't feel like doing nothing. Then it's going to be a long practice and coach is going to be all over you.
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George Jean Nathan
American Editor
A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in whose company he finds himself electrified and enkindled, but for that one in whose company he may feel tenderly drowsy.
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Ruskin Bond
Indian Author
My desk is right next to my bed. So I sit on my bed. I write in a big notebook which is on the desk. And if I feel drowsy, I just have to slide into bed.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Austrian Musician
My sole recreations consist in dancing English hornpipes and cutting capers. Italy is a land of sleep; I am always drowsy here.
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William Shakespeare
English Playwright
Life is as tedious as twice-told tale, vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.
Quote examples
Ernst Fischer
Austrian Writer
If you can't pay for a thing, don't buy it. If you can't get paid for it, don't sell it. Do this, and you will have calm and drowsy nights, with all of the good business you have now and none of the bad. If you have time, don't wait for time.
Quote examples
Bam Adebayo
American Basketball Player
I just bring energy, try to put myself in a good mood, because you're not going to get through practice if you're drowsy, don't feel like doing nothing. Then it's going to be a long practice and coach is going to be all over you.
Quote examples
George Jean Nathan
American Editor
A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in whose company he finds himself electrified and enkindled, but for that one in whose company he may feel tenderly drowsy.
Quote examples
Ruskin Bond
Indian Author
My desk is right next to my bed. So I sit on my bed. I write in a big notebook which is on the desk. And if I feel drowsy, I just have to slide into bed.
Quote examples
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Austrian Musician
My sole recreations consist in dancing English hornpipes and cutting capers. Italy is a land of sleep; I am always drowsy here.
Quote examples
William Shakespeare
English Playwright
Life is as tedious as twice-told tale, vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.
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