drowsily

Meanings

• adverb

  Moving or acting slowly and heavily, as if feeling the weight of sleep.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with drowsily
dozes , closes , proses,poses , noses , snows

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Variants

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drowsier , drowsiest , drowsily , drowsiness , drowsinesses , drowsy

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Etymology

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From old English drēosan, meaning 'to be heavy or weary'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'drowsily' contains the letter sequence 'owsily', which is the reverse of the word 'silow', an old English word meaning 'grain' or 'seed'.

2. The word 'drowsily' is often used to describe the sound of rain falling on a roof or the gentle swaying of trees in the wind.

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Related Concepts

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1. somnolence: A state of drowsiness or sleepiness.

2. lethargy: A state of sluggishness and lack of energy.

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Culture

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In literature, 'drowsily' is often used to describe a character's state of mind or mood, such as in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven' where a character is described as 'drowsily sleeping' before being disturbed by the raven.

How to Memorize "drowsily"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize someone moving slowly and heavily, like they are feeling the weight of sleep.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'drowsily' with the feeling of being heavy and sleepy.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Drowsily' - 'D' for Drowsy, 'R' for Resting, 'O' for Overly, 'W' for Weary, 'S' for Sleepy, 'I' for Indolently, 'L' for Lethargic, and 'Y' for Yawning.

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