drowsy

adjective

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\ ˈdrau̇-zē

drowsier; drowsiest

Definition of drowsy

1a : 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

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Examples of drowsy in a Sentence

We spent a drowsy afternoon by the pool. the drowsy students shuffled into the first-period class

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