somnolent
adjective/ˈsɒmnələnt/
/ˈsɑːmnələnt/
(formal)- almost asleep
- a somnolent cat
- (figurative) a somnolent town
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- making you feel tired
- a somnolent Sunday afternoon
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘causing sleepiness’): from Old French sompnolent or Latin somnolentus, from somnus ‘sleep’.
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