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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)

  1. 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
  2. Causing someone to fall sleep or feel sleepy; lulling; soporific.
    It was a warm, drowsy summer afternoon.
  3. Boring.
    • 1928, Historical Outlook
      The narrative throughout holds the reader; it Is not a drowsy book.
  4. Dull; stupid. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Derived terms

  • drowsiness

Translations

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nodder

English

Etymology

nod +? -er

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -?d?(r)

Noun

nodder (plural nodders)

  1. One who nods.
    1. A drowsy person.
  2. (television) Synonym of noddy (“cutaway scene of an interviewer nodding”)

Anagrams

  • Rodden, dendro, dendro-, droned

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