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SOMNOLENTLY
drowsily, somnolently
(adverb) in a drowsy manner; “‘Time to get up,’ she said drowsily”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
somnolently (comparative more somnolently, superlative most somnolently)
In a somnolent way; sleepily.
Source: Wiktionary
SOMNOLENT
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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