slumberous
11slumberous — (Roget s Thesaurus II) (or slumbrous) adjective 1. Ready for or needing sleep: dozy, drowsy, nodding, sleepy, slumbery, somnolent, soporific. See AWARENESS. 2. Inducing sleep or sedation: hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, sedative, sleepy, somnifacient …
12slumberous — slum·ber·ous || slÊŒmbÉ™rÉ™s adj. sleepy, drowsy; inducing sleep, anesthetizing; quiet, relaxed, inactive …
13slumberous — a. Soporific, soporiferous, somniferous, somnific, sleepy, drowsy …
14slumberous — adj 1. sleepy, half asleep, asleep on one s feet, heavy with sleep, heavy eyed; somnolent, drowsy, dozy, groggy, Sl. dopey; yawny, oscitant, nodding, nodding off, ready for bed. 2. inert, inactive, dormant, static, latent, abeyant, in abeyance or …
15slumberous — slum·ber·ous …
16slumberous — slum•ber•ous [[t]ˈslʌm bər əs, ˈslʌm brəs[/t]] also slum′brous adj. 1) phl sleepy; heavy with drowsiness, as the eyelids 2) pertaining to slumber 3) inactive or sluggish; calm; quiescent • Etymology: 1485–95 slum′ber•ous•ly, adv.… …
17slumberous — /ˈslʌmbərəs/ (say slumbuhruhs), / brəs/ (say bruhs) adjective 1. inclined to slumber; sleepy; heavy with drowsiness, as the eyelids. 2. causing or inducing sleep. 3. relating to, characterised by, or suggestive of slumber. 4. inactive or… …
18slumbrous — adjective 1. quiet and tranquil a slumberous June morning • Syn: ↑slumberous • Similar to: ↑restful, ↑reposeful, ↑relaxing • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
19sleepy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. drowsy; languid; lethargic. See repose, inactivity. Ant., [wide ]awake, alert. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. drowsy, tired, dozy, somnolent, slumberous, sluggish; see also tired . Syn. sleepy applies… …
20sleepy — sleepy, *drowsy, somnolent, slumberous mean affected by a desire to sleep or inducing such a desire. Sleepy, the ordinary term of this group, applies not only to persons but to things that suggest a resemblance to persons who show a readiness to… …
