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somnolent

som·no·lent

UK/ˈsɒmnələnt/ US/ˈsɑːmnələnt/ uncommon dated

adjective

1.

inclined to or marked by drowsiness

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

Origin

First attested in 1615. Borrowed from French somnolent, from Old French sompnolent, from Latin somnolentus, from somnus (“sleep”).

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