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
That sugar spike doesn’t just leave you groggy by mid-morning.
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Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Saturday morning on campus in Westwood was gray and groggy.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Twins trainer Nick Paparesta said Jeffers appeared to be improving early Saturday, but some symptoms — like feeling groggy — didn’t disappear late in the day.
—David Brown, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2025
Over time, these practices can make nights less miserable and mornings far less groggy.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 25 Aug. 2025
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Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Saturday morning on campus in Westwood was gray and groggy.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Twins trainer Nick Paparesta said Jeffers appeared to be improving early Saturday, but some symptoms — like feeling groggy — didn’t disappear late in the day.
—David Brown, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2025
Over time, these practices can make nights less miserable and mornings far less groggy.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for groggy
dazed
Adjective
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Glancing around the standing-room-only party, filled with joyful hugs and happy chatter as guests drank spicy margaritas and nibbled on fries in paper cones printed with quotes from the book, a dazed Brown smiled.—
Hadley Meares,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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In one of the film’s least subtle moments, a dazed Bruce is startled to attention.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Groggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groggy. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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