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somniculous

somniculous adjective: drowsy; sleepy.

Adjective

somniculous (comparative more somniculous, superlative most somniculous)

  1. (obsolete) drowsy; sleepy.
    Synonyms:
    sleepbound, somnolent, adrowse, bedroomy, dozy, dopey, dragging one's tail, drowsy, eyelids at half-mast, nodding off

Synonyms of somniculous

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Forms of somniculous

comparativemore somniculous
superlativemost somniculous

Origin of somniculous

Latin somniculosus.

Questions about somniculous

What does somniculous mean?
Somniculous means drowsy; sleepy.
What part of speech is somniculous?
Somniculous is an adjective.

Words near somniculous in the dictionary

  1. somniated
  2. somniates
  3. somniating
  4. somniative
  5. somniatory
  6. somniculous
  7. somnifacient
  8. somnifacients
  9. somniferosity
  10. somniferous
  11. somniferously

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