DROWSY


Meaning of DROWSY in English

■ adjective ( drowsier , drowsiest ) sleepy and lethargic.

Derivatives

drowsily adverb

drowsiness noun

Origin

C15: prob. from the stem of OE drūsian 'be languid or slow', of Gmc origin; related to dreary .

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