sleep-drunk

adjective

Slowed or weakened by recent sleep; drowsy; groggy.

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Meanings

adjectivesleep-drunk (comparative more sleep-drunk, superlative most sleep-drunk)

comparative more sleep-drunk · superlative most sleep-drunk

  1. Slowed or weakened by recent sleep; drowsy; groggy.

    I open my eyes by degrees, my limbs heavy and sleep-drunk.

    2014, Amy Engel, The Book of Ivy, Entangled Publishing, published 2014, →ISBN
    2 more examples

    By the sound of it, the ever obliging Agent Barrett didn't really feel like obliging. Else he was too sleep-drunk to string two rational thoughts together.

    2011, Sabine C. Bauer, Stargate SG-1: Transitions, Fandemonium Books (2011), unnumbered pages

    My father looked mournfully at me, before turning to whisper something to Elpinoy as he staggered into the kitchen, sleep-drunk.

    2011, Lia Habel, Dearly, Departed, Del Rey, published 2011, →ISBN

Translations

Danish søvndrukken
  • søvndrukkenslowed or weakened by recent sleep
Dutch slaapdronken
  • slaapdronkenslowed or weakened by recent sleep
Polish półprzytomny, przymulony
  • półprzytomnyslowed or weakened by recent sleep
  • przymulonyslowed or weakened by recent sleep
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APA

sleep-drunk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleep-drunk

MLA

“sleep-drunk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleep-drunk. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sleep-drunk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleep-drunk.

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