slumberous

or slum·brous

[ sluhm-ber-uhs, sluhm-bruhs or sluhm-bruhs ]

/ ˈslʌm bər əs, ˈslʌm brəs or ˈslʌm brəs /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR slumberous ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

sleepy; heavy with drowsiness, as the eyelids.

causing or inducing sleep.

pertaining to, characterized by, or suggestive of slumber.

inactive or sluggish; calm or quiet.

Origin of slumberous

First recorded in 1485–95; slumber + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM slumberous

slum·ber·ous·ly, adverbslum·ber·ous·ness, nounun·slum·brous, adjective

Words nearby slumberous

sluiceway, sluit, slum, slumber, slumberland, slumberous, slumber party, slumbershade, slumbery, slumdweller, slumgullion

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Example sentences from the Web for slumberous

In the morning the young doctor found his patient in the same feeble, slumberous state.
Helen and Arthur|Caroline Lee Hentz
Go out with the gun, and see how these slumberous animals awake to joyous life and activity.
The houseboat book|William F. Waugh
Slumberous little coast hamlet as it was, it had also its characteristics.
East Angels|Constance Fenimore Woolson
They were all too utterly absorbed in the slumberous bliss of this young man from Trenton.
Good References|E. J. Rath

It is as if the voice of the slumberous woods were speaking—without alarm, reproach, or welcome either.
Summer|Dallas Lore Sharp

British Dictionary definitions for slumberous

slumberous

/ (ˈslʌmbərəs, -brəs) /

adjective mainly poetic

sleepy; drowsy

inducing sleep

characteristic of slumber

Derived forms of slumberous

slumberously, adverbslumberousness, noun

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单词	slumberous
释义	slumberous or slum·brous [ sluhm-ber-uhs, sluhm-bruhs or sluhm-bruhs ] / ˈslʌm bər əs, ˈslʌm brəs or ˈslʌm brəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR slumberous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective sleepy; heavy with drowsiness, as the eyelids. causing or inducing sleep. pertaining to, characterized by, or suggestive of slumber. inactive or sluggish; calm or quiet. Origin of slumberous First recorded in 1485–95; slumber + -ous OTHER WORDS FROM slumberous slum·ber·ous·ly, adverbslum·ber·ous·ness, nounun·slum·brous, adjective Words nearby slumberous sluiceway, sluit, slum, slumber, slumberland, slumberous, slumber party, slumbershade, slumbery, slumdweller, slumgullion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for slumberous In the morning the young doctor found his patient in the same feeble, slumberous state. Helen and Arthur\|Caroline Lee Hentz Go out with the gun, and see how these slumberous animals awake to joyous life and activity. The houseboat book\|William F. Waugh Slumberous little coast hamlet as it was, it had also its characteristics. East Angels\|Constance Fenimore Woolson They were all too utterly absorbed in the slumberous bliss of this young man from Trenton. Good References\|E. J. Rath It is as if the voice of the slumberous woods were speaking—without alarm, reproach, or welcome either. Summer\|Dallas Lore Sharp British Dictionary definitions for slumberous slumberous / (ˈslʌmbərəs, -brəs) / adjective mainly poetic sleepy; drowsy inducing sleep characteristic of slumber Derived forms of slumberous slumberously, adverbslumberousness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to slumberous asleep, blah, comatose, dopey, drowsy, heavy, hypnotic, inactive, lethargic, listless, nodding, out, quiet, sleeping, slow, sluggish, somnolent, soporific, torpid, dozy
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slumberous

or slum·brous

adjective

Origin of slumberous

OTHER WORDS FROM slumberous

Words nearby slumberous

Example sentences from the Web for slumberous

British Dictionary definitions for slumberous

adjective mainly poetic

Derived forms of slumberous

Words related to slumberous