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slumberous

slumberous adjective: sleepy, drowsy.

Adjective

slumberous (comparative more slumberous, superlative most slumberous)

  1. Sleepy, drowsy.
    Synonyms:
    slumbery, somnolent, adrowse, bedroomy, dozy, dopey, dragging one's tail, drowsy, eyelids at half-mast, nodding off
  2. Sleep-inducing.
    • I dozed in the slumberous heat of the afternoon.

Synonyms of slumberous

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Forms of slumberous

comparativemore slumberous
superlativemost slumberous

Origin of slumberous

From slumber + -ous.

Words formed from slumberous

Questions about slumberous

What does slumberous mean?
Slumberous means sleepy, drowsy.
What part of speech is slumberous?
Slumberous is an adjective.

Words near slumberous in the dictionary

  1. slumberings
  2. slumberland
  3. slumberless
  4. slumberlessness
  5. slumberlike
  6. slumberous
  7. slumberously
  8. slumberousness
  9. slumbers
  10. slumbersome
  11. slumberwear

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