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drowsy(dictionary)
drowsy(dictionary)

drowsy (iou)



drowsy adjective. L15.
[Prob. from stem of Old English drusian: see DROWSE verb.]
Inclined to sleep; heavy with sleep, sleepy; half asleep. L15.
Caused or characterized by sleepiness or inactivity. E16.
Inducing sleepiness; soporific. L16.
Heavy, dull; sluggish, lethargic. arch. L16.
Comb.: drowsy-head a sleepy or sluggish person.
drowsihead noun (arch.) drowsiness L16.
drowsily adverb L15.
drowsiness noun (a) sleepiness, the state of being drowsy; (b) arch. lethargy, sloth: M16.