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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 [ˈdraʊzɪ]
adj drowsier, drowsiest
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) heavy with sleepiness; sleepy
2. inducing sleep; soporific
3. sluggish or lethargic; dull
drowsily  adv
drowsiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 He felt pleasantly drowsy.
sleepy alert, lively, awake, perky, full of beans (informal), bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
2. peaceful, quiet, sleepy, soothing, lulling, dreamy, restful, soporific The drowsy air hummed with bees.
Translations
drowsy [ˈdraʊzɪ] ADJ (drowsier (compar) (drowsiest (superl)))
1. (= sleepy) [person] → adormilado, soñoliento, somnoliento(frm); [smile, look, voice] → soñoliento, somnoliento(frm)
"who?" he asked in a drowsy voice-¿quién? -preguntó con voz soñoliento or con voz de sueño
to be or feel drowsy [person] → tener sueño or modorra, estar soñoliento or adormilado; (because of medication) → tener somnolencia
to become or grow drowsyquedarse adormilado
she grew drowsy and was put to bedse quedaba adormilada y la acostaron, se estaba quedando dormida y la acostaron
I became pleasantly drowsyme empezó a entrar un sueñecito agradable
these tablets will make you drowsyestas pastillas le producirán somnolencia
2. (= soporific) [afternoon, atmosphere] → soporífero; [countryside] → apacible

drowsy [ˈdraʊzi] adj (= sleepy) → somnolent(e)

drowsy
adj (+er)
(= sleepy) personschläfrig; (after sleep) → verschlafen; voiceverschlafen; to grow or become drowsyschläfrig werden; to feel drowsysich schläfrig fühlen; she was still drowsy with sleepsie war noch verschlafen
(= soporific) afternoonträge; countrysideschläfrig; I spent a drowsy evening in front of the tellyich habe den Abend vor dem Fernseher verdöst

drowsy [ˈdraʊzɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (sleepy, person, smile, look) → assonnato/a; (soporific, afternoon, atmosphere) → sonnolento/a
to feel drowsy → sentirsi insonnolito/a
drowsy [ˈdraʊzɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (sleepy, person, smile, look) → assonnato/a; (soporific, afternoon, atmosphere) → sonnolento/a
to feel drowsy → sentirsi insonnolito/a

drowsy
adj drowsy [ˈdrauzi]
sleepy drowsy children. vaak نَعْسان، وَسْنان сънлив ospalý træt schlaftrunken νυσταγμένος somnoliento unine خواب آلود unelias somnolent מְנוּמנָם ऊंघता हुआ, नींद से भरा हुआ pospan álmos mengantuk syfjaður assonnato, sonnolento 眠い 졸린 mieguistas miegains mengantuk slaperig døsig, søvndyssende senny ensonado somnoros сонный ospalý zaspan pospan sömnig, dåsig เซื่องซึม uykulu 瞌睡的 сонний نیم خوابیدہ nửa thức nửa ngủ
adv drowsily
vakerig بِنُعاسٍ сънливо ospale træt; døsigt; sløvt schlaftrunken νυσταλέα con sueño, medio dormido, soporíferamente uniselt با خواب آلودی uneliaasti à demi endormi בְּנִמנוּם तंद्रातुला, उनींदापन pospano álmosan setengah tidur syfjulega in modo sonnolento, con aria sonnolenta 眠そうに 나른하게 mieguistai miegaini dalam keadaan mengantuk slaperig søvndyssende sennie sonolentamente somnoros сонно ospanlivo zaspano pospano sömnigt, dåsigt ด้วยความงัวเงีย uykulu uykulu 昏昏慾睡地 в'яло; дрімотно غنودگی میں uể oải
n drowsiness
vaakte نُعاس، نَعَس сънливост ospalost træthed; døsighed; sløvhed die Schläfrigkeit νύστα somnolencia unisus خواب آلودگی uneliaisuus somnolence הָרגָשַׁת נִמנוּם ऊंघ, सुस्ती pospanost álmosság kantuk syfja, (svefn)drungi sonnolenza 眠たさ 졸음, 나른함 mieguistumas miegainums kengantukkan slaperigheid døsighet senność sonolência somnolenţă сонливость ospalosť zaspanost pospanost dåsighet อาการครึ่งหลับครึ่งตื่น uyku sersemliği 睡意 в'ялість اونگھ ngủ lơ mơ

drowsy نعسان ospalý døsig schläfrig νυσταγμένος somnoliento uninen endormi omamljen sonnolento 眠い 졸리는 slaperig døsig senny sonolento дремлющий sömnig เซื่องซึม uykulu buồn ngủ 倦睡的


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