drowsy

English

Etymology

From drowse +‎ -y, despite the fact that drowsy (1520) is recorded before drowse (1570). Compare Old English drūsian (“to droop, drowse, become languid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɹaʊzi/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -aʊzi

Adjective

drowsy (comparative drowsier, superlative drowsiest)

1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness

   Synonyms: lethargic, dozy; see also Thesaurus:sleepy

   I was feeling drowsy and so decided to make a cup of coffee to try to wake myself up.

2. Causing someone to fall sleep or feel sleepy; lulling; soporific.

   Synonyms: hypnotic, somnolent; see also Thesaurus:soporific

   It was a warm, drowsy summer afternoon.

   drowsy medicine

3. Boring.

   Synonyms: monotonous, tedious; see also Thesaurus:boring

   • 1928, Historical Outlook:

     The narrative throughout holds the reader; it Is not a drowsy book.

4. Dull; stupid. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

   Synonyms: dozy, vacant; see also Thesaurus:stupid

Derived terms

• drowsihead
• drowsily
• drowsiness
• nondrowsy
• non-drowsy

Translations

inclined to drowse

Albanian: përgjumur (sq) Arabic: نَعْسَان (naʕsān) Bulgarian: сънлив (bg) (sǎnliv) Catalan: somnolent Chinese: Mandarin: 想睡 (xiǎng shuì), 昏昏欲睡 (zh) (hūnhūnyùshuì), 睏 / 困 (zh) (kùn) Czech: ospalý (cs) Dutch: slaperig (nl) Esperanto: dormema Finnish: unelias (fi) French: ensommeillé (fr), somnolent (fr) Galician: durmiñento German: schläfrig (de) Greek: νυσταγμένος (el) (nystagménos) Irish: codlatach, suanmhar, néalmhar, sámh Italian: insonnolito (it), assonnato (it) Japanese: 眠い (ja) (ねむい, nemui), 眠たい (ja) (ねむたい, nemutai) Latin: sopōrus, somnolentus, somniculōsus Latvian: miegains Lithuanian: mieguistas Macedonian: со́нлив (sónliv) Maori: pōuruuru, hāmoemoe, hiamoe, hinamoe, harotu Ottoman Turkish: مخمور (mahmur) Persian: خواب و بیدار، نیمه خواب Polish: senny (pl), ospały (pl) Portuguese: sonolento (pt), modorrento (pt) Russian: со́нный (ru) (sónnyj), сонли́вый (ru) (sonlívyj), за́спанный (ru) (záspannyj) Scottish Gaelic: suaineach Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: по̏спа̄н, са̀њив, дрѐмљив Roman: pȍspān (sh), sànjiv (sh), drèmljiv (sh) Spanish: adormecido (es), soñoliento (es), somnoliento (es), dormijoso (disused), adormilado (es), adormitado (es), aletargado (es) Swedish: dåsig (sv) Welsh: cysglyd (cy)

disposing to sleep

Bulgarian: приспивателен (bg) (prispivatelen) Czech: uspávající Finnish: unettava, nukuttava (fi) French: soporifique (fr) German: einschläfernd (de) Italian: soporifero (it) Macedonian: дре́млив (drémliv) Maori: harotu, pōuruuru Russian: усыпля́ющий (ru) (usypljájuščij), снотво́рный (ru) (snotvórnyj) Scottish Gaelic: suaineach Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: по̏спа̄н, дрѐмљив Roman: pȍspān (sh), drèmljiv (sh) Spanish: somnífero (es), soñoliento (es), soporífero (es)

boring

German: müde (de), langweilig (de), verschlafen (de) (village, town) Portuguese: modorrento (pt) Russian: ну́дный (ru) (núdnyj)

dull, stupid

French: stupide (fr) German: dösig Portuguese: modorrento (pt) Russian: ну́дный (ru) (núdnyj)

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Irish: (please verify) ceanntrom, (please verify) múisiamach