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slumberous

or slum·brous

[ sluhm-ber-uh s, sluhm-bruh s or sluhm-bruh s ]
/ ˈslʌm bər əs, ˈslʌm brəs or ˈslʌm brəs /
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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.

RELATED WORDS

asleep, blah, comatose, dopey, drowsy, heavy, hypnotic, inactive, lethargic, listless, nodding, out, quiet, sleeping, slow, sluggish, somnolent, soporific, torpid, dozy

Nearby words

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

Origin of slumberous

First recorded in 1485–95; slumber + -ous

Related forms

slum·ber·ous·ly, adverbslum·ber·ous·ness, nounun·slum·brous, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for slumberous

slumberous

/ (ˈslʌmbərəs, -brəs) /

adjective mainly poetic

sleepy; drowsy
inducing sleep
characteristic of slumber

Derived Forms

slumberously, adverbslumberousness, noun
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