drowsy

English

Etymology

Probably from or akin to Old English drūsian.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɹaʊzi/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -aʊzi

Adjective

drowsy (comparative drowsier, superlative drowsiest)

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
Causing someone to fall sleep or feel sleepy; lulling; soporific.
It was a warm, drowsy summer afternoon.

drowsy medicine
boring
drowsy book
Dull; stupid.

Derived terms

drowsiness

Translations

inclined to drowse

Arabic: نَعْسَان‎‎ (naʿsān)
Bulgarian: сънлив (bg) (sǎnliv)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 想睡 (xiǎng shuì), 昏昏欲睡 (zh) (hūnhūnyùshuì), 睏 (zh), 困 (zh) (kùn)
Czech: ospalý (cs)
Dutch: slaperig (nl)
Finnish: unelias
French: ensommeillé (fr), somnolent (fr)
German: schläfrig (de)
Greek: νυσταγμένος (el) (nystagménos)
Irish: codlatach, suanmhar, néalmhar
Italian: insonnolito (it), assonnato (it)
Japanese: 眠い (ねむい, nemui), 眠たい (ねむたい, nemutai)

Latvian: miegains
Maori: pōuruuru, hāmoemoe, hiamoe, hinamoe, harotu
Persian: خواب و بیدار، نیمه خواب‎‎
Polish: senny (pl), ospały (pl)
Portuguese: sonolento (pt), modorrento (pt)
Russian: со́нный (ru) (sónnyj), сонли́вый (ru) (sonlívyj), за́спанный (ru) (záspannyj)
Scottish Gaelic: suaineach
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: поспан, сањив, дремљив

Roman: pospan (sh), sanjiv (sh), dremljiv (sh)
Spanish: adormecido (es), soñoliento (es) m, somnífero (es) m, soporífero (es) m, somnoliento (es) m
Swedish: dåsig (sv)

disposing to sleep

Bulgarian: приспивателен (bg) (prispivatelen)
Czech: uspávající
Finnish: unettava, nukuttava (fi)
French: soporifique (fr)
Italian: soporifero (it)
Maori: harotu, pōuruuru

Russian: усыпля́ющий (ru) (usypljájuščij), снотво́рный (ru) (snotvórnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: suaineach
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: поспан, дремљив

Roman: pospan (sh), dremljiv (sh)

dull, stupid

French: stupide (fr)
Portuguese: modorrento (pt)

Russian: ну́дный (ru) (núdnyj)

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Irish: ^{(please verify)} ceanntrom

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