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
Credit to the touch of vulnerability goes to Drake’s mushy writing and 40’s groggy production that Wayne makes sexier and more emotional.
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Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
These electrolyte drink mixes dissolve in water to help prevent fatigue, headaches, and that groggy post-flight feeling.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2025
During the first week of recovery, Laine felt groggy from the medication and healing process, but her excitement outweighed everything despite not having seen her nose without the cast on.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
By the light of flashlights, our significant others snapped photos of us looking groggy but determined with the width of Florida in front of us to conquer.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
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Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
These electrolyte drink mixes dissolve in water to help prevent fatigue, headaches, and that groggy post-flight feeling.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2025
During the first week of recovery, Laine felt groggy from the medication and healing process, but her excitement outweighed everything despite not having seen her nose without the cast on.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
By the light of flashlights, our significant others snapped photos of us looking groggy but determined with the width of Florida in front of us to conquer.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for groggy
dazed
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With scraggly hair and beard and a dazed countenance of man waking up from an unspeakable dream, Reeves brings the tender vulnerability to his Estragon (aka Gogo).—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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Hair disheveled, a dazed and bewildered look in his eyes, the coach trudged into his own dressing room to regroup and get a rundown of a growing list of injuries.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Groggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groggy. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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