drowsy

adj

Etymology: From drowse + -y, despite the fact that drowsy (1520) is recorded before drowse (1570). Compare Old English drūsian (“to droop, drowse, become languid”).

1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness

   “I was feeling drowsy and so decided to make a cup of coffee to try to wake myself up.”

2. Causing someone to fall sleep or feel sleepy; lulling; soporific.

   “It was a warm, drowsy summer afternoon.”

   “drowsy medicine”

3. Boring.

   “The narrative throughout holds the reader; it Is not a drowsy book.”

4. Dull; stupid.

   “... the hoofbeats of the mule made a sound as drowsy as a fly's buzz on a summer afternoon.”