groggy

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UK/ˈɡɹɒ.ɡi/US/ˈɡɹɑ.ɡi/

adjective

Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.

“The medicine made him groggy and irritable.”

UncommonScrabble 12

Meanings

adjectivegroggy (comparative groggier, superlative groggiest)

comparative groggier · superlative groggiest

  1. Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.

    The medicine made him groggy and irritable.

  2. Of a horse: bearing wholly on its heels when trotting.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivestunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian замаян, олюляващ се
  • замаян (zamajan)Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
  • олюляващ се (oljuljavašt se)Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
Catalan atordit, estordit
  • atorditSlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
  • estorditSlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
Czech grogy
  • grogySlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
Dutch suf
  • sufSlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
Finnish tokkurainen, sekava
  • tokkurainenSlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
  • sekavaSlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
French étourdi, groggy
  • étourdiSlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
  • groggySlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
German benommen, mitgenommen
  • benommenSlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
  • mitgenommenSlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
  • groggySlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
Hungarian kábult, kába
  • kábultSlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
  • kábaSlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
Indonesian keder, grogi
  • kederSlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
  • grogiSlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
Italian stordito, intontito
  • storditoSlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
  • intontitoSlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
Persian مست تلو تلو خوردن سست
  • مست تلو تلو خوردن سستSlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
Polish półprzytomny, przymulony
  • półprzytomnySlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
  • przymulonySlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
Portuguese grogue
  • grogueSlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
Russian затормо́женный, обалде́лый
  • затормо́женный (zatormóžennyj)Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
  • обалде́лый (obaldélyj)Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
  • одуре́лый (odurélyj)Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
Spanish grogui, atontado
  • groguiSlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
  • atontadoSlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
  • modorroSlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
Swedish groggy, omtöcknad
  • groggySlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
  • omtöcknadSlowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

groggy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groggy

MLA

“groggy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groggy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “groggy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groggy.

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