drowsy

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

DROWSY, adjective 1. Inclined to sleep; sleepy; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; comatose. 2. Dull; sluggish; stupid. 3. Disposing to sleep; lulling; as a drowsy couch.
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