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somnolent

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som·no·lent  (smn-lnt)
adj.
1. Drowsy; sleepy.
2. Inducing or tending to induce sleep; soporific.
[Middle English sompnolent, from Old French, from Latin somnolentus : somnus, sleep; see swep- in Indo-European roots + -olentus, abounding in.]
somno·lent·ly adv.
somnolent
Adjective
Formal drowsy; sleepy [Latin somnus sleep]
somnolence n
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Adj.1.somnolent - inclined to or marked by drowsiness; "slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes"; "`slumbery' is archaic"; "the sound had a somnolent effect"
slumbery, slumbrous, slumberous
asleep - in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel"


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