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slumbery

slum·bery

uncommon

adjective

1.

inclined to or marked by drowsiness

  • “slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes”
  • “slumbery”
  • “;”

Origin

From Middle English slumbry, slombry, slomry, equivalent to slumber + -y. Cognate with Middle Dutch slumerich (“slumbery”).

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