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" |
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