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slumbrous

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.slumbrous - quiet and tranquil; "a slumberous June morning"
slumberous
relaxing, reposeful, restful - affording physical or mental rest; "she spent a restful night at home"
2.slumbrous - inclined to or marked by drowsiness; "slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes"; "`slumbery' is archaic"; "the sound had a somnolent effect"
slumbery, somnolent, slumberous
asleep - in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel"
Translations
slumb(e)rous
adj (liter: = sleepy) → schläfrig; (= inducing sleep) → einschläfernd, einlullend


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The wood, too, was full of a slumbrous murmur that I did not understand.
The Time Machine by Wells, H.G. View in context
I wished to recline at full length in a cushioned invalid chair, with pictures about me and sumptuous furniture; with frescoed walls and gilded arches above me and vistas of Corinthian columns stretching far before me; with perfumes of Araby to intoxicate my senses and the slumbrous drone of distant noises to soothe me to sleep.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
Then the slumbrous quiet would fall, to be broken by the far call of a foreign tongue or by a gasoline fishing boat chugging in through the mouth of the slough.
The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context
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