slumberous

American  

[sluhm-ber-uhs, sluhm-bruhs] / ˈslʌm bər əs, ˈslʌm brəs /

Also slumbrous

adjective

1. sleepy; heavy with drowsiness, as the eyelids.

2. causing or inducing sleep.

3. pertaining to, characterized by, or suggestive of slumber.

4. inactive or sluggish; calm or quiet.

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slumberous British  

/ ˈslʌmbərəs, -brəs /

adjective

1. sleepy; drowsy

2. inducing sleep

3. characteristic of slumber

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Other Word Forms

• slumberously adverb
• slumberousness noun
• unslumbrous adjective

Etymology

Origin of slumberous

First recorded in 1485–95; slumber + -ous

Example Sentences

So powerfully does Author O'Donnell evoke the slumberous qualities in his scene that readers may often find their eyes closing softly, their breathing growing regular and even, the book slipping from their nerveless fingers.

From Time Magazine Archive

None of the songs on Spice, from the slumberous ballad 2 Become 1 to the bass-heavy party jam Something Kinda Funny, come across as deeply felt; they all seem designed to amuse, titillate, ingratiate.

From Time Magazine Archive

Richie's first new album in 10 years is also a rather slumberous affair, one whose title, Louder than Words, belies its content.

From Time Magazine Archive

But even as the city was modernized, Stalingrad's color and flavor still derived from the life teeming on the many-storied landing stages of the broad, slumberous Volga.

From Time Magazine Archive

Despite the slumberous sunshine here, all the world was not so quiet.

From The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains by Murfree, Mary Noailles