3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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 drowsy blood Still shouts the inspiring sea. --Lowell. [1913 Webster] 2. Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific. [1913 Webster] The drowsy hours, dispensers of all good. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 3. Dull; stupid. " Drowsy reasoning." --Atterbury. Syn: Sleepy; lethargic; dozy; somnolent; comatose; dull heavy; stupid. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: drowsy adj 1: half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair" [syn: {drowsing(a)}, {dozy}] 2: showing lack of attention or boredom; "the yawning congregation" [syn: {oscitant}, {yawning(a)}] [also: {drowsiest}, {drowsier}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: drowsier See {drowsy}
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