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单词 slumberous
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slumberous in British English

(ˈslʌmbərəs, -brəs) or slumbrous (ˈslʌmbrəs)
adjective mainly poetic
1. 
sleepy; drowsy
2. 
inducing sleep
3. 
characteristic of slumber
Derived forms
slumberously (ˈslumberously) or slumbrously (ˈslumbrously)
adverb
slumberousness (ˈslumberousness) or slumbrousness (ˈslumbrousness)
noun

slumberous in American English

(ˈslʌmbərəs)
adjective
1. 
inclined to slumber; sleepy; drowsy
2. 
suggestive of or characterized by slumber
3. 
causing sleep or drowsiness; soporific
4. 
tranquil; calm; quiet
a slumberous little town
Also ˈslumbrous (ˈslʌmbrəs)
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˈsleepy

Examples of 'slumberous' in a sentence
slumberous

Deep down, he'd known the siren call of what he did best might rise again to waken him from the slumberous existence he'd chosen.
Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
One of those dead afternoons, adumbrated, slumberous: not a customer in view.
Hilary Mantel LEARNING TO TALK: SHORT STORIES (2002)
About him, the house lay slumberous, the cloak of night, temporarily disturbed, settling back, a muffling shroud.
Stephanie Laurens A RAKE'S VOW (2002)
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