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TOEFL BNC: 15717 COCA: 17024

drowsy

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
drowsy /ˈdraʊzi/ adjective
drowsier; drowsiest
drowsy
/ˈdraʊzi/
adjective
drowsier; drowsiest
Learner's definition of DROWSY
[also more drowsy; most drowsy]
: tired and ready to fall asleep昏昏欲睡的;困倦的
: causing you to feel relaxed and ready to sleep催眠的;使人感到松弛的;令人困倦的

— drowsily

/ˈdraʊzəli/ adverb

— drowsiness

noun [noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 15717 COCA: 17024
drowsier; drowsiest
1
a
: ready to fall asleep
The pills made her drowsy.
b
: inducing or tending to induce sleep
drowsy music
c
: indolent, lethargic
drowsy bureaucrats
2
: giving the appearance of peaceful inactivity
a drowsy village
drowsily adverb
drowsiness noun

Example Sentences

We spent a drowsy afternoon by the pool. the drowsy students shuffled into the first-period class
Recent Examples on the Web Don't drive while impaired, which includes drowsy driving. Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2022 Studies show later start times equate to more sleep time, and that more sleep improves attendance, graduation rates, and academic performance; reduces sports injuries; and decreases drowsy driving incidents and related motor vehicle crashes. Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Aug. 2022 The whole house seemed to be swaying, seized by a fit of giddiness in its fatigue and excitement, and possessed by those drowsy midnight urges which fumble between the sheets. Namwali Serpell, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2022 The advent of these wonder drugs, in particular the non-drowsy antihistamine tablets, have been revolutionary. Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Dec. 2021 Bad poll numbers and a collapsing domestic and international situation have excited the typically drowsy president into action. Matthew Continetti, National Review, 4 June 2022 Antihistamines can be combined with decongestant tablets, like pseudoephedrine, which also have a non-drowsy antihistamine. Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Dec. 2021 Washington, sporting a salt-and-pepper beard and an appropriately drowsy gaze, is an elder Macbeth, playing him as a warrior in his twilight years, better days supposedly behind him. David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2022 One of the great advancements was the development of non-drowsy antihistamine drugs. Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

see drowse entry 1

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of drowsy was in 1530
TOEFL BNC: 15717 COCA: 17024

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