drowsy

C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /ˈdraʊzi/ UK /ˈdraʊzi/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
sleepy or half-asleep; inducing sleepiness

The warm afternoon made everyone in the lecture feel drowsy.

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Synonyms

1 adj · sleepy or half-asleep;... sleepy somnolentgroggylethargic torpid sluggish dozy

Opposites

alert awake wakeful lively

Word family

Forms drowsilydrowsiness

Derived forms drowsilydrowsiness

Related forms drowse

Etymology

From 'drowse' + '-y', ultimately from Old English 'drūsian' ('to sink, grow languid'), of Germanic origin.

drūsian Old English

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# drowsy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈdraʊzi
**IPA (UK):** ˈdraʊzi

## Meanings
1. sleepy or half-asleep; inducing sleepiness

## Examples
- The warm afternoon made everyone in the lecture feel drowsy.

## Synonyms
- sleepy
- somnolent
- groggy
- lethargic
- torpid
- sluggish
- dozy

## Antonyms
- alert
- awake
- wakeful
- lively

## Derived Forms
- drowsily
- drowsiness

## Related Forms
- drowse

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: drūsian

## Etymology
From 'drowse' + '-y', ultimately from Old English 'drūsian' ('to sink, grow languid'), of Germanic origin.

## AI Etymology
Drowsy comes from 'drowse' + '-y', ultimately from Old English 'drūsian' ('to sink, grow languid'), of Germanic origin. The etymological trail includes Old English drūsian. As an adjective, drowsy describes what is sleepy or half-asleep; inducing sleepiness. The same family is visible in derived forms such as drowsily and drowsiness and related forms such as drowse. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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