Meanings
adjectivesomniculous (comparative more somniculous, superlative most somniculous)
comparative more somniculous · superlative most somniculous
- obsoletedrowsy; sleepy.
Synonyms: sleepbound, somnolent, adrowse, bedroomy, dozy, dopey, dragging one's tail, drowsy
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivedrowsy; sleepy.
Similar
sleepboundsomnolentadrowsebedroomydozydopeydragging one's taildrowsyeyelids at half-mastnodding offoscitantout of steamsleepboundsleepishsleepyslombrysnoozyslumberfulslumberousslumbersome
Origin
- Latinsomniculosus
- Englishsomniculous
Latin somniculosus.
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APA
somniculous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somniculous
MLA
“somniculous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somniculous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “somniculous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somniculous.
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