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drowsily

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drows·y  (drouz)
adj. drows·i·er, drows·i·est
1. Dull with sleepiness; sluggish.
2. Produced or characterized by sleepiness.
3. Inducing sleepiness; soporific.
drowsi·ly adv.
drowsi·ness n.
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Adv.1.drowsily - in a drowsy manner; "`Time to get up,' she said drowsily"
somnolently
Translations
drowsily [ˈdraʊzɪli] adv (= sleepily) [smile, watch] → d'un air endormi; [say, answer] → d'un ton endormi
drowsily
adv → schläfrig; (after sleep) → verschlafen
drowsily [ˈdraʊzɪlɪ] adv → con aria assonnata
she answered drowsily → rispose con voce assonnata
drowsily [ˈdraʊzɪlɪ] adv → con aria assonnata
she answered drowsily → rispose con voce assonnata


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Somewhere too SHE, the Golden One, the White Woman, was drowsily tossing the night-clothes from her limbs and rubbing her sleepy eyes.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
Steals drowsily and musically Into the univeral valley.
Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
It then becomes apparent that the woman has taken possession of this knife, for safety's sake; for, she too starting up, and restraining and expostulating with him, the knife is visible in her dress, not in his, when they drowsily drop back, side by side.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Dickens, Charles View in context
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