drowsy

Meaning

1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness
2. Causing someone to fall sleep or feel sleepy; lulling; soporific.
3. Boring.
4. Dull; stupid.

Synonyms

sleepy

😪

somnolent

slumberous

dozy

soporific

lethargic

tired

😫

oscitant

sluggish

sleep

😴

slumbrous

dull

yawning

doze

drowsing

sleeping

😴

heavy-eyed

poppied

put to sleep

restful

sedative

sleepyhead

somnolently

soporiferous

startle

be inactive

half asleep

be sluggish

heavy-headed

be dull

half-asleep

slow-moving

banjaxed

somnolescent

apathetic

sleepbound

asleep

balmy

befuddled

dazed

dormant

dozed

groggy

heavy

indolent

inert

languid

listless

lulling

nodding

opiate

passive

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɹaʊzi/

Etymology

From drowse + -y, despite the fact that drowsy (1520) is recorded before drowse (1570). Compare Old English drūsian (“to droop, drowse, become languid”).