| 释义 |
grog·gy
\]gē, ]gi\ adjective
(usually -er/-est)
Etymology: grog (I) + -y
1. archaic : intoxicated, drunk
2.
a. of a horse : weakened (as from age, overwork, or disease) in the fetlock joints and entire forelegs so as to have a hobbling gait marked by the knuckling over of the fetlock joints
b. of a boxer : weakened from fighting and especially from blows on the head so as to be unsteady on the feet or to stagger and to have an impaired consciousness
3. : weak, sleepy, exhausted, ill, or otherwise physically affected in such a way as to be sluggish in one's reactions, torpid mentally, and usually unsteady on the feet : logy, foggy, dazed, muddled
4. : tending to wear away
< pumice and other soft groggy materials >
or crumble
< a groggy tooth >
or collapse
< a groggy old wooden tower > |