slumberous

slum·ber·ous

adj \ˈsləm-b(ə-)rəs\

Definition of SLUMBEROUS

1

: heavy with sleep : sleepy

2

: inducing slumber : soporific

3

: marked by or suggestive of a state of sleep or lethargy <a slumberous state of peace>

Variants of SLUMBEROUS

slum·ber·ous or slum·brous \ˈsləm-b(ə-)rəs\

Examples of SLUMBEROUS

1. <parents putting their slumberous children to bed>
2. <the slumberous murmer of the wind in the trees>

First Known Use of SLUMBEROUS

15th century

Related to SLUMBEROUS

Synonyms: dozy, drowsy, sleepy (or slumbrous), somnolent

Antonyms: alert, awake, conscious, wakeful, wide-awake

Related Words: asleep, dormant, dozing, resting, sleeping, slumbering; nodding, yawning

Near Antonyms: restive, restless, sleepless; insomniac

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