somnolescentadj.
/sɒmnəˈlɛsənt/ Drowsy, sleepy; inert.
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oscitant1625
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1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain II. xi. 725 Somnolescent over business and awake only to intrigue.
1886 Encycl. Brit. XX. 201/1 The animal..lies there in a somnolescent state for perhaps hours.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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