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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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dismal
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman dismal, from Old French (li) dis mals ("(the) bad days"), from Medieval Latin di?s (“day”) m?l? (“bad”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?zm?l/
- Rhymes: -?zm?l
Adjective
dismal (comparative more dismal, superlative most dismal)
- Disastrous, calamitous
- Disappointingly inadequate.
- Causing despair; gloomy and bleak.
- Depressing, dreary, cheerless.
Usage notes
- Nouns to which "dismal" is often applied: failure, performance, state, record, place, result, scene, season, year, economy, future, fate, weather, news, condition, history.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:cheerless
Derived terms
- dismal science
Translations
Anagrams
- almids
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