slumbersome
slumbersome adjective: characterised or marked by slumber; sleepy.
Adjective
slumbersome (comparative more slumbersome, superlative most slumbersome)
- Characterised or marked by slumber; sleepy.
- Stimulus, or correction,— one hardly knows which to ask for first, as more salutary for our own slumbersome, yet so self-willed, northern temperaments.1892, Walter Pater, Plato and Platonism
- Flashing lights and sirens ring incredulously one slumber-some December night as baby is tucked in tight while mommy and daddy were going on like it was Saturday fight night.2015, Paul Easter, Consciousness Before Conscience
Examples of slumbersome in a sentence
- We can also stipulate that the imagining is done with great energy and concentration whereas the perceiving is slumbersome.2015, Uriah Kriegel, The Varieties of Consciousness:
- He was sitting on the shore, his back against a rock, and slipping into such a slumbersome frame of mind that he nearly fell asleep.2015, Madeline McCully, Derry Folk Tales:
Synonyms of slumbersome
- drowsy
- somnolent
- adrowse
- bedroomy
- dozy
- dopey
- dragging one's tail
- eyelids at half-mast
- nodding off
- oscitant
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Forms of slumbersome
| comparative | more slumbersome |
|---|---|
| superlative | most slumbersome |
| alternative form | slumber-some |
Origin of slumbersome
From slumber + -some.
Questions about slumbersome
- What does slumbersome mean?
- Slumbersome means characterised or marked by slumber; sleepy.
- How do you use slumbersome in a sentence?
- We can also stipulate that the imagining is done with great energy and concentration whereas the perceiving is slumbersome.
- What part of speech is slumbersome?
- Slumbersome is an adjective.
Words near slumbersome in the dictionary
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