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  • 51sleepy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. drowsy; languid; lethargic. See repose, inactivity. Ant., [wide ]awake, alert. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. drowsy, tired, dozy, somnolent, slumberous, sluggish; see also tired . Syn. sleepy applies… …

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  • 52sleepy — sleepy, *drowsy, somnolent, slumberous mean affected by a desire to sleep or inducing such a desire. Sleepy, the ordinary term of this group, applies not only to persons but to things that suggest a resemblance to persons who show a readiness to… …

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  • 54ensommeillé — ensommeillé, ée [ ɑ̃sɔmeje ] adj. • 1547, repris XIXe; de en et sommeil ♦ Qui, sans dormir, est sous l influence du sommeil, est mal réveillé. Il s assit sur son lit, encore tout ensommeillé. ⇒ somnolent. Des yeux ensommeillés, à moitié fermés… …

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  • 55drowsy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sleepy, somnolent; lazy, languid. See weariness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Sleepy] Syn. slumberous, dozing, somnolent; see tired . 2. [Lethargic] Syn. sluggish, languid, indolent; see lazy 1 . See… …

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  • 56soporific — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sedative, narcose, soothing; lethargic, torpid, dull, slow, sluggish; tedious, wearisome. See repose, weariness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Soothing] Syn. balmy, mesmeric, sedative; see hypnotic ,… …

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  • 57Somnolence — Sleepiness, the state of feeling drowsy, ready to fall asleep. A person experiencing somnolence is somnolent and is acting somnolently. Somnolence, somnolent, and somnolently go back to the Latin somnus meaning (please don t yawn) sleep. * * *… …

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  • 58hypnotic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. mesmeric, fascinating, magnetic; soporific, narcotic, quieting, lethargic; irresistible. See sorcery. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. soporose, sleep inducing, mesmeric, opiate, narcotic, anesthetic,… …

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  • 59slumberous — adjective 1. quiet and tranquil a slumberous June morning • Syn: ↑slumbrous • Similar to: ↑restful, ↑reposeful, ↑relaxing • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 60slumbery — adjective inclined to or marked by drowsiness slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes slumbery is archaic the sound had a somnolent effect • Syn: ↑slumberous, ↑slumbrous, ↑somnolent • Similar to: ↑ …

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