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slumberous

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slum·ber·ous  (slmbr-s) or slum·brous (-brs)
adj.
1. Sleepy; drowsy.
2.
a. Suggestive of or resembling sleep: a slumberous torpor.
b. Quiet; tranquil.
3. Causing or inducing sleep; soporific.

slumber·ous·ly adv.
slumber·ous·ness n.

slumberous [ˈslʌmbərəs -brəs]
adj Chiefly poetic
1. sleepy; drowsy
2. inducing sleep
3. characteristic of slumber
slumberously  adv
slumberousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.slumberous - quiet and tranquil; "a slumberous June morning"
relaxing, reposeful, restful - affording physical or mental rest; "she spent a restful night at home"
2.slumberous - inclined to or marked by drowsiness; "slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes"; "`slumbery' is archaic"; "the sound had a somnolent effect"
asleep - in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel"
Translations
slumberous slumbrous [ˈslʌmbərəs] ADJsoñoliento (fig) → inactivo, inerte


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This was all I heard that night before my sister clutched me, as a slumberous offence to the company's eyesight, and assisted me up to bed with such a strong hand that I seemed to have fifty boots on, and to be dangling them all against the edges of the stairs.
I stepped out of the door into the slumberous heat of the late afternoon, and walking past the main entrance--locked again, I noticed-- turned the corner of the wall
As the glass door closed behind Dorian, Lord Henry turned and looked at the duchess with his slumberous eyes.
 
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