drowsy

CEFRB2

/ˈdɹaʊzi/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Feeling sleepy and not fully alert.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Causing someone to fall sleep or feel sleepy; lulling; soporific.

Examples

  • I'd just woken up and was still drowsy.

  • Why should he feel drowsy whenever he begins to study?

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness

  2. Dull; stupid.

More examples

In context

  • I was feeling drowsy and so decided to make a cup of coffee to try to wake myself up.

  • It was a warm, drowsy summer afternoon.

  • drowsy medicine

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From drowse + -y, despite the fact that drowsy (1520) is recorded before drowse (1570). Compare Old English drūsian (“to droop, drowse, become languid”).