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  • 71sleep — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. slumber, somnolence, nap, doze, drowse, rest, repose; coma; hypnosis. v. i. slumber, repose, doze, nap; be dead or dormant. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. slumber, doze, nap, rest, repose, sound sleep, deep… …

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  • 72slumberous — (Roget s Thesaurus II) (or slumbrous) adjective 1. Ready for or needing sleep: dozy, drowsy, nodding, sleepy, slumbery, somnolent, soporific. See AWARENESS. 2. Inducing sleep or sedation: hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, sedative, sleepy, somnifacient …

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  • 73sleepy — adjective 1) she felt very sleepy Syn: drowsy, tired, somnolent, languid, languorous, heavy eyed, asleep on one s feet; lethargic, sluggish, enervated, torpid; informal dopey; literary slumberous Ant: awake, alert …

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  • 74sleepy — [slē′pē] adj. sleepier, sleepiest 1. ready or inclined to sleep; drowsy 2. not very active; dull; quiet [a sleepy little town] 3. of, causing, or showing drowsiness SYN. SLEEPY applies to a person who is nearly overcome by a desire to sleep and,… …

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  • 75somnolently — adverb in a drowsy manner Time to get up, she said drowsily • Syn: ↑drowsily • Derived from adjective: ↑somnolent, ↑drowsy (for: ↑drowsily) * * * adverb …

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  • 76som´no|lent|ly — som|no|lent «SOM nuh luhnt», adjective. 1. sleepy; drowsy: »a somnolent expression. 2. tending to produce sleep: »The sound of the babbling brook had a pleasant and somnolent effect. ╂[< Latin somnolentus < somnus sleep] –som´no|lent|ly,… …

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  • 77som|no|lent — «SOM nuh luhnt», adjective. 1. sleepy; drowsy: »a somnolent expression. 2. tending to produce sleep: »The sound of the babbling brook had a pleasant and somnolent effect. ╂[< Latin somnolentus < somnus sleep] –som´no|lent|ly, adverb …

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  • 78Drowsier — Drowsy Drow sy, a. [Compar. {Drowsier}; superl. {Drowsiest}.] 1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy. When I am drowsy. Shak. [1913 Webster] Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray. Shak. [1913 Webster] To our age s… …

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  • 79Drowsiest — Drowsy Drow sy, a. [Compar. {Drowsier}; superl. {Drowsiest}.] 1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy. When I am drowsy. Shak. [1913 Webster] Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray. Shak. [1913 Webster] To our age s… …

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  • 80Drowsy — Drow sy, a. [Compar. {Drowsier}; superl. {Drowsiest}.] 1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy. When I am drowsy. Shak. [1913 Webster] Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray. Shak. [1913 Webster] To our age s drowsy… …

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