slumbery

[sluhm-buh-ree]

adjective

Archaic.

1. slumberous.

Other Word Forms

• unslumbery adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of slumbery¹

1350–1400; Middle English slombry, slomry; slumber, -y ¹

Example Sentences

My dreams about Jim hadn’t been specific — no clear directions or visions — just a repeated slumbery tap on the shoulder.

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Before Lady Macbeth is disclosed walking in her sleep, her doctor and her waiting-gentlewoman are sent on to tell the audience of her "slumbery agitation."

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Before Lady Macbeth is disclosed walking in her sleep, her doctor and her waiting-gentlewoman are sent on to tell the audience of her “slumbery agitation.”

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I awoke to the 'slumbery agitation' of today's evil chances.

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So the passage down the full and slumbery Fal seemed nearly a soundless thing.

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