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SOMNOLENT
slumberous, slumbery, slumbrous, somnolent
(adjective) inclined to or marked by drowsiness; âslumberous (or slumbrous) eyesâ; ââslumberyâ is archaicâ; âthe sound had a somnolent effectâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
somnolent (comparative more somnolent, superlative most somnolent)
Drowsy or sleepy.
(dated) Causing literal or figurative sleepiness; soporific.
Source: Wiktionary
Som"no*lent, a. Etym: [F. somnolent, L. somnolentus, from somnus sleep, akin to Gr. svapna sleep, dream, svap to sleep, Icel. sofa, AS. swefn sleep. Cf. Hypnotic, Somnambulism, Soporific.]
Definition: Sleepy; drowsy; inclined to sleep.
– Som"no*lent*ly, adv. He had no eye for such phenomens, because he had a somnolent want of interest in them. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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