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drowsier

drowsier is the comparative form of drowsy.

Meaning of drowsy

Adjective

drowsy (comparative drowsier, superlative drowsiest)

  1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness
    • I was feeling drowsy and so decided to make a cup of coffee to try to wake myself up.
    Synonyms:
    lethargic, dozy, adrowse, bedroomy, dopey, dragging one's tail, eyelids at half-mast, nodding off, oscitant, out of steam
  2. Causing someone to fall sleep or feel sleepy; lulling; soporific.
    • It was a warm, drowsy summer afternoon.
  3. Boring.
    • The narrative throughout holds the reader; it Is not a drowsy book.1928, Historical Outlook
  4. Dull; stupid.
    • ... the hoofbeats of the mule made a sound as drowsy as a fly's buzz on a summer afternoon.1948, Truman Capote, Other Voices, Other Rooms, Part One, 1

Questions about drowsier

What is drowsier the comparative form of?
Drowsier is the comparative form of drowsy.

Words near drowsier in the dictionary

  1. drowse
  2. drowsed
  3. drowses
  4. drowsest
  5. drowseth
  6. drowsier
  7. drowsiest
  8. drowsihead
  9. drowsihed
  10. drowsily
  11. drowsiness

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