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单词 slumberous
释义 slum·ber·ous
adjective
or slum·brous \ˈsləmb(ə)rəs\
Etymology: Middle English slumbrous, from slumbir slumber + -ous
1.
 a. : inclined to sleep : heavy with sleep : sleepy, somnolent
  < slumberous eyes >
  < lifting … her slumberous little boy — Peggy Bennett >
  < her heavy slumberous voice — Meridel Le Sueur >
 b. : calm, peaceful
  < a slumberous town >
  < a slumberous Sunday in June — Maurice Walsh >
2. : inviting or inducing slumber : soporific
 < a slumberous sound >
 < the slumberous light is rich and warm — Alfred Tennyson >
3. : marked by, accompanied by, or suggestive of sleep or a condition like sleep : lethargic
 < a slumberous peace pervaded every province — Pearl Buck >
 < a slumberous administration >
slum·ber·ous·ly or slum·brous·ly adverb
slum·ber·ous·ness noun -es
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