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drowsy

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdraʊzi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdraʊzi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(drou′zē)

Inflections of 'drowsy' (adj):

drowsier: adj comparative

drowsiest: adj superlative

drow•sy /ˈdraʊzi/USA pronunciation adj., -si•er, -si•est.

half-asleep;
sleepy:The medicine made me drowsy.
causing or bringing about sleepiness:drowsy spring weather.

drow•si•ness, n. [uncountable]drowsiness caused by medication.

drow•sy (drou′zē),USA pronunciation adj., -si•er, -si•est.

half-asleep;
sleepy.
marked by or resulting from sleepiness.
dull;
sluggish.
inducing lethargy or sleepiness:drowsy spring weather.

drowse + -y¹ 1520–30

drow′si•ly, adv.
drow′si•ness, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

drowsy /ˈdraʊzɪ/ adj (drowsier, drowsiest)

heavy with sleepiness; sleepy
inducing sleep; soporific
sluggish or lethargic; dull

ˈdrowsily adv ˈdrowsiness n

'drowsy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

alpha rhythm - dozy - drowse - lethargy - noddy - oscitancy - sleepy - slumberous - somnolent - soporific - doze - drowsihead - hypnagogic state - inobservance - kef - lethargic - nod - oscitant

Synonyms: slumberous, dozing, somnolent, tired, sleepy, more...

Collocations: am [getting, feeling] drowsy, am starting to [get] drowsy, was drowsy [all day, during class], more...

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