DROWSY


Meaning of DROWSY in English

-zē, -zi adjective

( -er/-est )

Etymology: drowse (I) + -y

1.

a. : ready to fall asleep : sleepy

made drowsy by the long ride

b. : tending to induce sleep

that drowsy undertone with which men talk in the dark — Washington Irving

c. : indolent , lethargic

his drowsy slow-moving mode of life

2. : giving the appearance or impression of peaceful inactivity

a drowsy village

drowsy cornlands and solemn forests — John Buchan

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