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drowsy

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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.

drowsy
Adjective
[drowsier, drowsiest]
1. feeling sleepy
2. peaceful and quiet: row upon row of windows looked out over drowsy parkland
drowsily adv
drowsiness n
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Adj.1.drowsy - half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair"
asleep - in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel"
2.drowsy - showing lack of attention or boredom; "the yawning congregation"
inattentive - showing a lack of attention or care; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"

drowsy
adjective 1. sleepy, tired, lethargic, heavy, nodding, dazed, dozy, comatose, dopey (slang) half asleep, somnolent, torpid << OPPOSITE awake
Translations

drowsy [ˈdrauzɪ] adjsoñoliento;
to be drowsy → tener sueño
drowsy [ˈdrauzɪ] adjsomnolent(e)
drowsy [ˈdrauzɪ] drowse adjschläfrig
drowsy [ˈdrauzɪ] adjsonnolento/a, assonnato/a

drowsy
adj drowsy [ˈdrauzi]
sleepy drowsy children.vaakنَعْسان، وَسْنانсънливospalýtrætschlaftrunkenνυσταγμένοςsomnolientounineخواب آلودuninen, uneliassomnolentמְנוּמנָםऊंघता हुआ, नींद से भरा हुआpospanálmosmengantuksyfjaðurassonnato, sonnolento眠い졸리는, 나른한mieguistasmiegainsmengantukslaperigdøsig, søvndyssendesennyensonadosomnorosсонныйospalýzaspanpospansömnig, dåsigเซื่องซึมuykulu瞌睡的соннийنیم خوابیدہnửa thức nửa ngủ
adv ˈdrowsily
vakerigبِنُعاسٍсънливоospaletræt; døsigt; sløvtschlaftrunkenνυσταλέαcon sueño, medio dormido, soporíferamenteuniseltبا خواب آلودیuneliaastià demi endormiבְּנִמנוּםतंद्रातुला, उनींदापनpospanoálmosansetengah tidursyfjulegain modo sonnolento, con aria sonnolenta眠そうに나른하게mieguistaimiegainidalam keadaan mengantukslaperigsøvndyssendesenniesonolentamentesomnorosсонноospanlivozaspanopospanosömnigt, dåsigtด้วยความงัวเงียuykulu uykulu昏昏慾睡地в'яло; дрімотноغنودگی میںuể oải
n ˈdrowsiness
vaakteنُعاس، نَعَسсънливостospalosttræthed; døsighed; sløvheddie Schläfrigkeitνύσταsomnolenciaunisusخواب آلودگیuneliaisuussomnolenceהָרגָשַׁת נִמנוּםऊंघ, सुस्तीpospanostálmosságkantuksyfja, (svefn)drungisonnolenza眠たさ졸음, 나른함mieguistumasmiegainumskengantukkanslaperigheiddøsighetsennośćsonolênciasomnolenţăсонливостьospalosťzaspanostpospanostdåsighetอาการครึ่งหลับครึ่งตื่นuyku sersemliği睡意в'ялістьاونگھngủ lơ mơ

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It must always have been God's day on that low, drowsy island, Edna thought.
Blessed are those drowsy ones: for they shall soon nod to sleep.
At any rate, you called to him in a strange, drowsy voice.
 
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