drowsiest

ˈdraʊziɪst

Definition

Definition of drowsiest - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

sleepmost sleepy or tired

After the long hike, she felt the drowsiest she had ever been.

sleepiest

most sleep-inducing

Rare

most inducing sleep

Rare

The drowsiest part of the lecture made everyone yawn.

sleepiest

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Origin of drowsiest

Old English, drūsian (become languid)

Examples of drowsiest in a sentence

The medication made him the drowsiest he had ever felt.
The drowsiest movie scenes made her fall asleep.
Reading in bed is the drowsiest activity for him.

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French:le plus somnolent, assoupissant, ...
German:schläfrigste, einschläferndste, ...
Italian:più assonnata, più sonnolento, ...
Spanish:más adormilado, más soporífero, ...
Portuguese:mais sonolenta, mais sonolento, ...
Chinese:最困的, 最令人昏昏欲睡的, ...
Japanese:最も眠い, 最も眠くなる, ...
Arabic:الأكثر نعاسا, الأكثر تسببا في النعاس, ...
Hebrew:מְנוּמְנָם, מַרְדִּים, ...
Russian:самый сонный, самый усыпляющий, ...
Ukrainian:найсонніший, найсонливіший, ...
Hindi:सबसे उनींदा, सबसे नींद लाने वाला, ...
Bengali:সবচেয়ে ঘুমঘুম, সবচেয়ে ঘুমপাড়ানি, ...
Catalan:més endormiscat, més soporífer, ...
Czech:nejospalejší, nejuspávavější, ...
Danish:søvnigst, mest søvndyssende, ...
Dutch:slaperigste, meest slaapverwekkende, ...
Greek:πιο νυσταγμένος, πιο υπνηλία, ...
Hungarian:legálmosabb, legálmosítóbb, ...
Khmer:ងងុយដេកបំផុត, ធ្វើឱ្យងងុយដេកបំផុត, ...
Korean:가장 졸린, 가장 졸리게 하는, ...
Persian:خواب‌آلودترین, خواب‌آورترین, ...
Polish:najbardziej senny, najbardziej usypiający, ...
Portuguese (BR):mais sonolenta, mais sonolento, ...
Romanian:cel mai somnoros, cel mai somnolent, ...
Swedish:tröttaste, tråkigaste, ...
Thai:ง่วงที่สุด, น่าเบื่อที่สุด, ...
Turkish:en uykulu, en sıkıcı, ...
Vietnamese:buồn ngủ nhất, gây buồn ngủ nhất, ...

drowsy

ˈdraʊ.zi

drowsier

Definition of drowsy - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

sleepfeeling sleepy or lethargic

She felt drowsy after the long meeting..

lethargic

sleepy

lethargicsluggish or lacking energy

The hot weather made us all feel drowsy.

lethargic

sluggish

soporific

Rare

causing someone to feel sleepy

Rare

The drowsy music made everyone relax.

hypnotic

somnolent

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Origin of drowsy

Old English, drūsian (to sink) + -y (adjective suffix)

Examples of drowsy in a sentence

After the meal, he became drowsy and took a nap.
After the big meal, he felt drowsy and took a nap.
The lecture was so boring that it made everyone drowsy.
The drowsy effect of the medication was immediate.
A drowsy afternoon breeze swept through the room.

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French:somnolent, ensommeillé, ...
German:schläfrig, träge, ...
Italian:assonnato, letargico, ...
Spanish:somnoliento, aletargado, ...
Portuguese:sonolento, letárgico, ...
Chinese:昏昏欲睡, 昏昏欲睡的, ...
Japanese:眠い, だるい, ...
Arabic:نَعسان, كَسُول, ...
Hebrew:מְנוּמְנָם, יְשַׁנוּנִי, ...
Russian:вялый, усыпляющий, ...
Ukrainian:млявий, сонливий, ...
Hindi:उनींदा, नींद, ...
Bengali:ঘুমঘুম, অলস, ...
Catalan:somnolent, letàrgic, ...
Czech:ospalý, letargický, ...
Danish:døsig, døsige, ...
Dutch:slaperig, loom, ...
Greek:νυσταγμένος, υπνηλικός, ...
Hungarian:álmos, ernyedt, ...
Khmer:ងងុយដេក, ខ្ជិលច្រអូស, ...
Korean:졸린, 피곤한, ...
Persian:خواب آلود, خواب‌آلود, ...
Polish:senny, usypiający, ...
Portuguese (BR):com sono, letárgico, ...
Romanian:adormit, moleșit, ...
Swedish:sömnig, slö, ...
Thai:ง่วงนอน, เฉื่อยชา, ...
Turkish:uykulu, uyku getirici, ...
Vietnamese:buồn ngủ, uể oải, ...

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Definition of drowsiest - Reverso English Dictionary

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