Drowsy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Definition of drowsy ; ready to fall asleep · drowsy ; b · inducing or tending to induce sleep drowsy music ; c · indolent, lethargic drowsy bureaucrats. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut drowsy adjective SaveWord \ˈdrau̇-zē \ drowsier;drowsiest Definitionofdrowsy 1a :readytofallasleep Thepillsmadeherdrowsy. b :inducingortendingtoinducesleep drowsymusic c :indolent,lethargic drowsybureaucrats 2 :givingtheappearanceofpeacefulinactivity adrowsyvillage OtherWordsfromdrowsy Synonyms&Antonyms MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutdrowsy OtherWordsfromdrowsy drowsily \ ˈdrau̇-​zə-​lē \ adverb drowsiness \ ˈdrau̇-​zē-​nəs \ noun Synonyms&Antonymsfordrowsy Synonyms dozy, sleepy, slumberous (orslumbrous), somnolent Antonyms alert, awake, conscious, wakeful, wide-awake VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofdrowsyinaSentence Wespentadrowsyafternoonbythepool. thedrowsystudentsshuffledintothefirst-periodclass RecentExamplesontheWeb Oneofthegreatadvancementswasthedevelopmentofnon-drowsyantihistaminedrugs. — TimothyFanning,SanAntonioExpress-News,17Dec.2021 SenseTimeisoneofChina’slargestartificialintelligencecompanies,pairingcamerasandsoftwarealgorithmsforusesthatincludeidentityverificationandmonitoringwhetheradriverisdrowsyordistracted. — WashingtonPost,9Dec.2021 AllenandHensrudsaytherearenumerousfactorsastowhypeoplefeeldrowsyafteraThanksgivingdinner. — JordanMendoza,USATODAY,26Nov.2021 Carsalreadyknowhowtoparkthemselves,warndrowsydrivers,steerbackintotherightlanesandproposemaproutestodestinations. — YuriKageyama,chicagotribune.com,15Nov.2021 Thelion,however,didtakeanapduringthefinalweeksofAugust,andremaineddrowsythroughoutmostofSeptember. — FrederickPeters,Forbes,1Oct.2021 Manydriver-assistancefeaturesarestandardequipment,withthenotableoptionalsystemsincludinga360-degreecamerasystem,drowsydriverdetection,andanight-visioncamera. — JoeyCapparella,CarandDriver,29Sep.2021 Theguestslookedsometimeslikedrowsyanimalsbyawateringhole:lollingaround,movingtheirbodiesonlyfromtheirloungerstothepool. — EmmaCline,TheNewYorker,16Aug.2021 InNovember2012,aGreenLineconductorwhowasdrowsyfromworkingasecondjoballowedhistrolleytoramintoanothertrainatBoylstonstation,injuringpassengersandcostingmorethan$500,000indamage. — BostonGlobe.com,30July2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'drowsy.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofdrowsy 1530,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1a HistoryandEtymologyfordrowsy seedrowseentry1 BuyingGuide OurteamatTheUsagehasselectedthebestbedsheets. LearnMoreAboutdrowsy Sharedrowsy PosttheDefinitionofdrowsytoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofdrowsyonTwitter TimeTravelerfordrowsy Thefirstknownuseofdrowsywas in1530 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNeardrowsy drowsihead drowsy drub SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsfordrowsy LastUpdated 21Dec2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Drowsy.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drowsy.Accessed14Jan.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsfordrowsy drowsy adjective EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofdrowsy :tiredandreadytofallasleep :causingyoutofeelrelaxedandreadytosleep SeethefulldefinitionfordrowsyintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary drowsy adjective \ˈdrau̇-zē \ drowsier;drowsiest KidsDefinitionofdrowsy 1 :readytofallasleep 2 :causingsleepiness drowsymusic OtherWordsfromdrowsy drowsily \ -​zə-​lē \ adverb "Lightsout,"saidtheCentipededrowsily.—RoaldDahl,JamesandtheGiantPeach drowsy adjective \ˈdrau̇-zē \ drowsier;drowsiest Medical Definitionofdrowsy :readytofallasleep:sleepy OtherWordsfromdrowsy drowsily \ -​zə-​lē \ adverb drowsiness \ -​zē-​nəs \ noun MorefromMerriam-Websterondrowsy Nglish:TranslationofdrowsyforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofdrowsyforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY gloss SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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