drowsydrow‧sy /ˈdraʊzi/ adjective 
Word Origin
The drug can make you drowsy.2so peaceful that you feel relaxed and almost asleep SYN sleepy: a drowsy summer afternoon—drowsily adverb—drowsiness noun [uncountable]
Word OriginWORD ORIGINdrowsy
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1400-1500 Probably from Old English drusian ‘to be lazily slow’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- a drowsy rice-farming village
- Cold medicines can make you feel drowsy.
- Len had drunk too much wine, and he felt cosy and drowsy in spite of the coffee.
- You shouldn't drive after taking these pills - they can make you drowsy.
- But it was enough to make all the garden's inhabitants drowsy, Caroline thought, yawning.
- Dmitri was still in bed, drowsy.
- He felt cozy and drowsy, in spite of the espresso.
- He had regained consciousness, but was drowsy and uncomfortable.
- How happy they had been together, he and she and the little lad in the drowsy heat of the meadows.
- I began to feel drowsy and wondered about the hedgerow broth.
- The stove warms the tent up and we become drowsy, and oblivious to the storm outside.
- They were hospitalized after they became drowsy and dizzy.
THESAURUSalmost asleep► sleepy
1tired and almost asleep SYN sleepy: wanting to sleep very soon, so that your eyes start to close: · I’m feeling quite sleepy. I think I’ll go to bed.· She rubbed her sleepy eyes.
► drowsy starting to sleep because you are in a warm place, have drunk too much alcohol, or have taken medicine: · The tablets can make you feel drowsy.· She was beginning to feel a little drowsy after all the food and wine she had consumed.
► can’t keep your eyes open/can hardly keep your eyes open to feel so tired that you find it difficult to stay awake: · I’d better get some rest – I can’t keep my eyes open.· He had been driving all night, and he could hardly keep his eyes open.
Longman Language Activatorwanting to sleep► tired · The kids were really tired, so we sent them to bed.· I tried to watch the news on TV, but I was too tired to stay awake.
► sleepy if you are sleepy , you want to sleep immediately and your eyes are starting to close: · "Aren't you sleepy?" "No, I took a nap this afternoon."· It's no easy task getting three sleepy children out of the car and into the house.· We arrived at the hotel late at night, and were too sleepy to notice how beautiful it was.
► drowsy starting to sleep because you are in a warm place or because you have drunk alcohol or taken medicine: · You shouldn't drive after taking these pills - they can make you drowsy.· Len had drunk too much wine, and he felt cosy and drowsy in spite of the coffee.
► half-asleep very nearly asleep because you are tired and sleepy: · "Wyatt, what is it?" Sue called, half-asleep, from the bedroom.· Moira was half-asleep when the phone rang and it took her a few seconds to realize what it was.
► can hardly/can barely/can't keep your eyes open to feel so tired that you find it hard to stay awake: · I can't keep my eyes open - I've got to go to bed.· The kids were still full of energy, but Julie and I could hardly keep our eyes open.· By the time we finally got home, I could barely keep my eyes open.
the feeling of being tired► tiredness · Tiredness and headaches are common signs of stress.· Camomile tea soothes the nerves and relieves tiredness.· A terrible tiredness had overcome her, leaving her no energy for extra activities.
► exhaustion the feeling of being very tired: · The soldiers were suffering from exhaustion after long days and nights of marching.· The signs of chronic exhaustion showed in Martha's face.from/with exhaustion: · One of the players collapsed with exhaustion and had to be carried off the field.
► drowsiness the feeling of wanting to sleep that you sometimes get when you are in a warm place or when you have drunk alcohol or taken medicine: · The drug can cause drowsiness.· Robert stopped fighting the drowsiness and sank back in the soft chair.
► fatigue a feeling of being very tired and weak - used especially in medical contexts: · Symptoms of the illness include fever, fatigue, and loss of appetite.· Driving in stressful conditions can lead to muscle fatigue.· She seemed depressed and was beginning to show signs of fatigue.
► lethargy formal extreme tiredness that makes you feel very lazy, so that you do not want to do anything and you are not interested in anything: · Another common symptom of a hangover is lethargy and muscular weakness.· It is not unusual for new mothers to go to the doctor complaining of tiredness, lethargy, and mild depression.
► jet-lag a feeling of tiredness and confusion which you sometimes get when you fly to a part of the world where the time is different from the place you have left: · I always get jet-lag when I fly from London to New York.
► burnout when you have worked so hard over a long period of time that you become too mentally and physically tired to continue: · Young boys recruited at an early age by soccer clubs often suffer from burnout before they're out of their teens.
The drug can make you drowsy.2so peaceful that you feel relaxed and almost asleep SYN sleepy: a drowsy summer afternoon—drowsily adverb—drowsiness noun [uncountable]