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
Squatting, her eyes adjusting to the dim light, hoping for groggy chickens, their eyes shut and their beaks tucked into the fluff on their necks.
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Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
Unfortunately, Stephen wasn’t fully grasping the news when first given, due to him still being somewhat groggy from sedation.
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Trey Wallace Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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.
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Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
Unfortunately, Stephen wasn’t fully grasping the news when first given, due to him still being somewhat groggy from sedation.
—
Trey Wallace Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
There was no waking up the next day feeling groggy.
—
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
See All Example Sentences for groggy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for groggy
dazed
Adjective
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Humans of all ages, in fact, stare dazed into glowing screens.
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Rapkin, truth be told, looked a little dazed.
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“Groggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groggy. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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