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# drowsy

adjective (drowsy, drowsier, drowsiest); adverb drowsily; noun drowsiness

«drowsy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Drowsy means sleepy, when your eyes feel heavy and you could easily fall asleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drowsy/#m1)
2. A drowsy place or time is quiet and slow, making people feel sleepy, like a warm summer afternoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drowsy/#m2)
3. (medicine) Some medicines can make you drowsy; the label warns you not to drive or use machines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drowsy/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories it shows a character is tired or about to fall asleep; in health lessons and safety it appears on medicine labels («may cause drowsiness»). Phrases: «feel drowsy», «a drowsy afternoon», «drowsy driving».

### Examples

- After the big lunch I felt drowsy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drowsy/#x1)
- The drowsy cat curled up by the fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drowsy/#x2)
- This medicine may make you drowsy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drowsy/#x3)
- It was a drowsy Sunday, and nobody wanted to do anything. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drowsy/#x4)
- Mum said drowsy drivers should stop and rest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drowsy/#x5)
- The baby gave a drowsy yawn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drowsy/#x6)
- The warm classroom made everyone drowsy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drowsy/#x7)
- He answered drowsily from under the blanket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drowsy/#x8)
- The relief from pain and hunger made me drowsy, and presently I fell asleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drowsy/#x9)

### Note

Drowsy is softer than «asleep»: you are nearly asleep but still awake. Spelling: drowsy, drowsier, drowsiest (y changes to i). Do not mix up with «dozy», which can also mean slow-witted (UK).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «drowsy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drowsy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«drowsy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drowsy.html) on Mova free.