different between doltish vs drowsy
doltish
English
Etymology
dolt +? -ish
Adjective
doltish (comparative more doltish, superlative most doltish)
- Like a dolt; dull in intellect; stupid.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
- Take off thine eye! more intolerable than fiends' glarings is a doltish stare!
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:stupid
Derived terms
- doltishness
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drowsy
English
Etymology
From drowse +? -y, despite the fact that drowsy (1520) is recorded before drowse (1570). Compare Old English dr?sian (“to droop, drowse, become languid”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?a?zi/
- Rhymes: -a?zi
Adjective
drowsy (comparative drowsier, superlative drowsiest)
- 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.
- Synonyms: lethargic, dozy
- Causing someone to fall sleep or feel sleepy; lulling; soporific.
- It was a warm, drowsy summer afternoon.
- Boring.
- 1928, Historical Outlook
- The narrative throughout holds the reader; it Is not a drowsy book.
- 1928, Historical Outlook
- Dull; stupid. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Derived terms
- drowsiness
Translations
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