groggy

[ grog-ee ]

adjective

, grog·gi·er, grog·gi·est.

1. staggering, as from exhaustion or blows:

   a boxer groggy from his opponent's hard left jab.

2. dazed and weakened, as from lack of sleep:

   Late nights always make me groggy the next morning.

   Synonyms: dopey, woozy, lethargic, sluggish

3. Archaic. drunk; intoxicated.

groggy

/ ˈɡrɒɡɪ /

adjective

1. dazed or staggering, as from exhaustion, blows, or drunkenness
2. faint or weak

Derived Forms

• ˈgrogginess, noun
• ˈgroggily, adverb

Other Words From

• groggi·ly adverb
• groggi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of groggy¹

First recorded in 1760–70; grog + -y ¹

Example Sentences

The animals were photographed and given names chosen by the local community before they were released, groggy and confused, back into the wild.

From Outside Online

Supporters of the bill presented it as a gift for a groggy country struggling to get its sleep back on track.

From FiveThirtyEight

Lynelle Schneeberg, author of Become Your Child’s Sleep Coach and fellow at the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, says that driving when tired or groggy can be as bad as driving drunk.

From Popular-Science

The idea, perhaps, is to re-create the frenetic visual and informational environment to which Paik was so attuned and to which we are all groggy, punch-drunk heirs.

From Washington Post

Then barely 20, Acebo lay in her bed at Hollywood Memorial Hospital, groggy and exhausted.

From ProPublica

There, waiting trucks will drive the groggy rhinos into the middle of the delta.

From The Daily Beast

Longer naps will take you into the deep-sleep stage and leave you feeling groggy instead of energized upon waking up.

From The Daily Beast

I stepped off the plane, caught that first groggy whiff of jet fuel and my body instantly registered where I was.

From The Daily Beast

Lots of people have used this app to figure out trigger foods that cause them to feel groggy or experience cravings after lunch.

From The Daily Beast

The next day, look for dark circles under your eyes, bigger love handles, and a more groggy brain.

From The Daily Beast

Nasablay sa ring ang buksidur dihang nagrúgi siya, The boxer leaned on the ropes when he became groggy.

From Project Gutenberg

"He's groggy," he heard voices say, and then came the welcome splash of the sponge.

From Project Gutenberg

"Very groggy," said Harriet, regarding the word as one belonging to fair sporting phraseology.

From Project Gutenberg

In the second place, the driver was drunk, and the horse was groggy, and the fiacre was in the last stage of dilapidation.

From Project Gutenberg

The buzz of groggy conversation was suddenly impinged on by the notes of a peal of bells from the tower hard by.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• befuddled
• confused
• dazed
• shaky
• tired
• unsteady
• wobbly
• woozy