grogginess
- a word derived from groggy.
Example Sentences
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For those who have a hard time resisting longer naps, Rod Mitchell, a Calgary psychologist with expertise in cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, recommends offsetting grogginess with a "coffee nap."
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2023
Patients who show symptoms like grogginess are treated, and blood and urine samples are kept for five days in case any want to press charges.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2022
That grogginess is known as sleep inertia, and it can have negative effects on cognitive alertness and performance.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 15, 2022
One, you let go of any sort of sense of grogginess from the night before.
From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2019
In cotton-picking time the late afternoons revealed the harshness of Black Southern life, which in the early morning had been softened by nature’s blessing of grogginess, forgetfulness and the soft lamplight.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
