slumbrous

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slum·ber·ous (sl

s) or slum·brous (-br

adj.

1. Sleepy; drowsy.

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.

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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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