different between slumberous vs slumbrous

slumberous

English

Etymology

slumber +? -ous

Adjective

slumberous (comparative more slumberous, superlative most slumberous)

  1. Sleepy, drowsy.
  2. Sleep-inducing.

Derived terms

  • slumberously
  • slumberousness

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slumbrous

English

Adjective

slumbrous (comparative more slumbrous, superlative most slumbrous)

  1. Alternative form of slumberous
    • 1794, William Blake, Introduction (Songs of Experience), lines 13-14-15
      Night is worn,
      And the morn
      Rises from the slumbrous mass.
    • 1935, P. G. Wodehouse, 'Blandings Castle', Herbert Jenkins, 1957, page 179.
      When she had entered his employment a few days before, he had noticed, of course, that she had a sort of ethereal beauty; but then every girl you see in Hollywood has either ethereal beauty or roguish gaminerie or a dark, slumbrous face that hints at hidden passion.

Derived terms

  • slumbrously
  • slumbrousness

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