DROWSY


Meaning of DROWSY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdrau̇-zē ]

adjective

( drows·i·er ; -est )

Date: 1530

1.

a. : ready to fall asleep

the pills made her drowsy

b. : inducing or tending to induce sleep

drowsy music

c. : indolent , lethargic

drowsy bureaucrats

2. : giving the appearance of peaceful inactivity

a drowsy village

• drows·i·ly -zə-lē adverb

• drows·i·ness -zē-nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.