slumberous

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adjective

Sleepy, drowsy.

“I dozed in the slumberous heat of the afternoon.”

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Meanings

adjectiveslumberous (comparative more slumberous, superlative most slumberous)

comparative more slumberous · superlative most slumberous

  1. Sleepy, drowsy.

    Synonyms: slumbery, somnolent, adrowse, bedroomy, dozy, dopey, dragging one's tail, drowsy

  2. Sleep-inducing.

    I dozed in the slumberous heat of the afternoon.

    Synonyms: hypnotic, somnolent, dormitive, hypnic, hypnotic, somniferous, somnific, somnolent

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSleepy, drowsy.

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slumberysomnolentadrowsebedroomydozydopeydragging one's taildrowsyeyelids at half-mastnodding offoscitantout of steamsleepboundsleepishsleepyslombrysnoozyslumberfulslumbersome

adjectiveSleep-inducing.

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hypnoticsomnolentdormitivehypnichypnoticsomniferoussomnificsomnolentsoporiferoussoporificsoporousstupefacientstupefactivetranquilizingvapid

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivequiet and tranquil

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slumbrousrestfulreposefulrelaxing

adjectiveinclined to or marked by drowsiness

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slumberyslumbroussomnolentasleep
Also see
adrowsebedroomydozydrowsyhypersomnolentnappishoscitantrelaxingreposefulrestfulsleepboundsleepfulsleepishsleepyslumberfulslumbersomeslumberysnoozysomniculoussomnolentsomnolescentsoporific

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Origin

From slumber + -ous.

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Chicago

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