Adjective
- 1. drowsy, drowsing(prenominal), dozy, asleep(predicate) (vs. awake)
- usage: half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair"
- 2. drowsy, oscitant, yawning(prenominal), inattentive (vs. attentive)
- usage: showing lack of attention or boredom; "the yawning congregation"
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