drowsy C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈdraʊzi/ UK /ˈdraʊzi/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj sleepy or half-asleep; inducing sleepiness The warm afternoon made everyone in the lecture feel drowsy. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · sleepy or half-asleep;... sleepysomnolentgroggylethargictorpidsluggishdozy ↔ Opposites alertawakewakefullively Word family Forms drowsilydrowsiness Derived forms drowsilydrowsiness Related forms drowse Etymology AI details From 'drowse' + '-y', ultimately from Old English 'drūsian' ('to sink, grow languid'), of Germanic origin. drūsian Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown