as in dazed
not able to think or move normally because of being tired, sick, etc.
I'm still a little groggy from my nap. The medicine sometimes makes patients groggy.
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Recent Examples of groggy
There was no waking up the next day feeling groggy.
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Charles Trepany, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Stetson and Samuel -- my darling young men -- were sitting at the table, shoving and pulling one another in equally groggy measure.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Imagine waking up, groggy and bearded, on a space ship light-years from Earth.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 22 Mar. 2026
Everyone who’s feeling groggy this week gets a pass thanks to daylight saving time.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
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Charles Trepany, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Stetson and Samuel -- my darling young men -- were sitting at the table, shoving and pulling one another in equally groggy measure.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
Imagine waking up, groggy and bearded, on a space ship light-years from Earth.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 22 Mar. 2026
Everyone who’s feeling groggy this week gets a pass thanks to daylight saving time.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for groggy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for groggy
dazed
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This led to a surreal sight at 5-0 in the fourth set, with Safiullin flat on his back receiving treatment for a hip injury while a dazed Ruud tried to revive himself with an ice towel.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Moments later, dazed residents staggered out as others rushed in to help.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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“Groggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groggy. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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