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 means avoiding heavy meals before sleep, packing ear plugs and an eye mask, and matching your normal sleep duration (oversleeping can leave you feeling groggy).
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
Soon enough, one of the fans notices her and looks up, prompting Eilish to bang on the window, which unleashes a tsunami of screams from the groggy crowd as other early-risers spring across the parking lot to get in on the rare pre-show avail.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2025
Dragging groggy teens out of bed in the morning, or forcing them off their screens and into bed at night can be frustrating for parents.
—NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
With these sedatives, patients are groggy or in a light sleep throughout surgery.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 15 Oct. 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
Soon enough, one of the fans notices her and looks up, prompting Eilish to bang on the window, which unleashes a tsunami of screams from the groggy crowd as other early-risers spring across the parking lot to get in on the rare pre-show avail.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2025
Dragging groggy teens out of bed in the morning, or forcing them off their screens and into bed at night can be frustrating for parents.
—NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
With these sedatives, patients are groggy or in a light sleep throughout surgery.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for groggy
dazed
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When Sneaky Snook in his mail truck happened upon the wreckage near the boundary of Meredith Downs, sheep were scattered along the roadside and the fence, bleating, dazed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Still, some songs can disrupt our dazed habit of barely listening and give us something to participate in.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Groggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groggy. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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