groggier; groggiest
: weak and unsteady on the feet or in action
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I'm still a little groggy from my nap.
The medicine sometimes makes patients groggy.
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Saturday morning on campus in Westwood was gray and groggy.
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Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
But critics argue the darker mornings can leave commuters and schoolchildren groggy, especially in winter.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 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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Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
But critics argue the darker mornings can leave commuters and schoolchildren groggy, especially in winter.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 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
See All Example Sentences for groggy
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“Groggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groggy. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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