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Meaning of "drowsily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DROWSILY

drowsily  [ˈdraʊzɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DROWSILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Drowsily is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES DROWSILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Somnolence

Somnolence is a state of near-sleep, a strong desire for sleep, or sleeping for unusually long periods. It has two distinct meanings, referring both to the usual state preceding falling asleep, and the chronic condition referring to being in that state independent of a circadian rhythm. "Somnolence" is derived from the Latin "somnus" meaning "sleep."...

Definition of drowsily in the English dictionary

The definition of drowsily in the dictionary is in a sleepy manner. Other definition of drowsily is in a manner that causes drowsiness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DROWSILY


blousily
ˈblaʊzɪlɪ
blowsily
ˈblaʊzɪlɪ
blowzily
ˈblaʊzɪlɪ
breezily
ˈbriːzɪlɪ
busily
ˈbɪzɪlɪ
clumsily
ˈklʌmzɪlɪ
cosily
ˈkəʊzɪlɪ
cozily
ˈkəʊzɪlɪ
crazily
ˈkreɪzɪlɪ
dizzily
ˈdɪzɪlɪ
dozily
ˈdəʊzɪlɪ
easily
ˈiːzɪlɪ
frowzily
ˈfraʊzɪlɪ
lazily
ˈleɪzɪlɪ
lousily
ˈlaʊzɪlɪ
noisily
ˈnɔɪzɪlɪ
nosily
ˈnəʊzɪlɪ
prosily
ˈprəʊzɪlɪ
rosily
ˈrəʊzɪlɪ
uneasily
ʌnˈiːzɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DROWSILY

drouk
droukit
drouth
drouthiness
drouthy
drove
drove chisel
drover
droves
drow
drown
drowner
drowning
drowse
drowsier
drowsiest
drowsihead
drowsihed
drowsiness
drowsy

WORDS THAT END LIKE DROWSILY

bossily
cheesily
classily
crusily
flimsily
fussily
glassily
glossily
greasily
gutsily
horsily
messily
mussily
prissily
pursily
queasily
sassily
tipsily
tossily
unfussily

Synonyms and antonyms of drowsily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «drowsily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DROWSILY

Find out the translation of drowsily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of drowsily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «drowsily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

迷迷糊糊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

soñolienta
570 millions of speakers

English

drowsily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऊंघ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متكاسل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сонно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

drowsily
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

drowsily
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

endormi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Drowsily
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schläfrig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

うとうとと
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

졸린
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Drowsily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

buồn ngủ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

drowsily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नीचपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uykulu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

assonnata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sennie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сонно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

somnoros
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπναλέα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dommelig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

yrvaket
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

drowsily
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of drowsily

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DROWSILY»

The term «drowsily» is regularly used and occupies the 96.023 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DROWSILY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about drowsily

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DROWSILY»

Discover the use of drowsily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to drowsily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Poems
Drowsily hum the honey-bees, Drowsily murmur the birds in the trees, Drowsily drops the spicy breeze, Drowsily I sit at mine ease.4- An idle life is the life for me, — Idleness spiced by philosophy ! I care not a fig for the cares of business, ...
Robert Williams Buchanan, 1866
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Undertones
Robert Williams Buchanan. 3. Pleasant it is, I say, to sit here, Just in the sunshine without the threshold, And, with fond fingers and lips, caress old Bacchus' bottle, the source of wit, here ! Drowsily hum the honey-bees, , > Drowsily murmur the ...
Robert Williams Buchanan, 1863
3
Punch
Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Sir Francis Cowley Burnand, Sir Owen Seaman. WHERE THERE'S A WILL.' Aunt. " WHY, TIDDT, YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN TO BHINQ YOUR SPADB ! " Tiddy (reprovingly).
Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, 1901
4
A Romantic View of Poetry: Being Lectures Given at the Johns ...
Make not your rosary of yew-berries, Nor let the beetle, nor the death-moth be Your mournful Psyche, nor the downy owl A partner in your sorrow's mysteries; For shade to shade will come too drowsily, And drown the wakeful anguish of the  ...
Joseph Warren Beach, 1944
5
More Stately Mansions
Simon (vaguely and drowsily — and indifferently] That's true, I had forgotten. But I think the reason is I have a feeling that Mother is dead. She is, isn't she? Sara [ blurts out] Yes. She's dead. Simon [indifferently] I think I can picture what the rest  ...
Eugene O'Neill, Martha Gilman Bower, 1988
6
Roadmap of the Virginia SOL: EOC English: Writing
... more idiotic most idiotic smart smarter smartest intelligent more intelligent most intelligent soon sooner soonest early earlier earliest well better best drowsily more drowsily most drowsily rapidly more rapidly most rapidly warmly more warmly ...
Gloria Levine, 2005
7
The Silver Dove
... God-given threads he ripped from his breast. The carpenter's finger dropped onto Matryona Semyonovna's breast, her shoulder, her stomach, and in a trice his hands had enmeshed her in his web; she drowsily drowned, drowsily drowned, ...
Andrey Bely, 2000
8
Of Time and the River
Shewas small, plump;her figure was eroticallyseductive; sheraised herhead, and seemed to listen drowsily to chanting monks, and he saw that inher neck, a warm, slow pulse was beating — slowly, slowly, richly, warmly beating.She turned ...
Thomas Wolfe, 2014
9
Monte Walsh
said Sunfish drowsily. "Goddamn it!" said Monte, reining in the dun with one stiffened hand, forcing his reluctant body to swoop down so he could take the reins of the bay close by the bit and yank the horse to a stop. He straightened in saddle.
Jack Schaefer, 1981
10
Complete Mr J G Reeder Mystery Detective- Room 13 Murder ...
“Where. is. Emanuel?” he. asked. drowsily. “Have. you. got. him?” “No; but somebody has got him,” said Reeder gently, and the shock of the newsbrought Peter Kanewideawake. “Murdered!”hesaid unbelievingly. “Are you sure? Of course, I'm ...
Edgar Wallace

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DROWSILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term drowsily is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Feng Zhenghu's Airport Diary: The World's Child
I drowsily flipped open the phone and saw that U.S. Army Chaplain Xiong Yan was calling. Mr. Xiong was a student leader during the 1989 ... «China Digital Times, Jul 15»
2
Yoko Ono's 'Morning Peace' Turns Dawn into a Work of Art
After driving drowsily for half an hour, I pulled off Sepulveda onto Getty Center Drive. Instead of parking and boarding the tram, I was instructed ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
3
Doyel: A cat, a ref and survival against all odds
As the anesthesia was kicking in, he drowsily asked the doctors around the table: "Are any of you from Carmel? You may leave the room …". «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»
4
Fiona Shaw: 'Operas are more interesting than plays'
Then, when she seems to respond and drowsily pulls him down as if he was Collatinus, he runs in panic to the other side of the room. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Brazil: Journalist Evany José Metzker Murdered While Investigating …
They drive for hours, provide clarifications, and return drowsily along the highway. It is also in Pedra Azul that the Padre Paraíso deputy, ... «Upside Down World, Jul 15»
6
Son Lux: Bones review – symphonic pop that proves too much to …
... choral samples swell and distorted strings flutter drowsily like mechanical butterflies that need winding up. Bones certainly tries to change the ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
7
Will naphtha will fall again to 12 dollars per barrel, as happened in …
Presently the measurements drowsily come closer to perceiving the genuine situation. Falling in May, and with estimates for June and July ... «The Bell Jar, Jun 15»
8
Bum lambs butt in while at the farm
My wife, Donna, drowsily told me she thought it would be a good idea if I went over to the sheep sheds right away. Since we were already ... «Southernminn.com, Jun 15»
9
WATCH: Man's amazing 'Dad Instinct' sees him save his baby girl
In a short gif, which was uploaded to Reddit, the dad of a small family can be seen sleeping / drowsily watch TV on the sofa. And, yeah, he may ... «Closer, Jun 15»
10
Endowed by Their Creator, by Leonard E. Read
... that can be grasped as he passes a bulletin board or drowsily reads baby talk literature in a barber's chair. Gain freedom by writing a check! «The Moral Liberal, Jun 15»

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