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hypersomnolent

hypersomnolent adjective: excessively sleepy.

Adjective

hypersomnolent (not comparable)

  1. Excessively sleepy
    Synonyms:
    sleepful, somnolent, adrowse, bedroomy, dozy, dopey, dragging one's tail, drowsy, eyelids at half-mast, nodding off

Synonyms of hypersomnolent

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Origin of hypersomnolent

From hyper- + somnolent.

Questions about hypersomnolent

What does hypersomnolent mean?
Hypersomnolent means excessively sleepy.
What part of speech is hypersomnolent?
Hypersomnolent is an adjective.

Words near hypersomnolent in the dictionary

  1. hypersomnia
  2. hypersomniac
  3. hypersomniacs
  4. hypersomnias
  5. hypersomnolence
  6. hypersomnolent
  7. hypersonic
  8. hypersonic bomb
  9. hypersonic bombs
  10. hypersonic glide vehicle
  11. hypersonic glide vehicles

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