somnolently


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som·no·lent

 (sŏm′nə-lənt)
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.]
som′no·lent·ly adv.
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Adv.1.somnolently - in a drowsy manner; "`Time to get up,' she said drowsily"
drowsily
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