somnolent
adjective
sleepy; drowsy.
somnolency
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a word derived from
somnolent.
Example Sentences
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In Mr. Belcher's present condition of self-complacency and somnolency, she was not a welcome visitor.
From Sevenoaks by J. G. (Josiah Gilbert) Holland
The same disposition to somnolency continued through the day, and the next night, I rested as soundly as before.
From My Ten Years' Imprisonment by Thomas Roscoe
Weeng is the spirit of somnolency in the lodge stories.
From The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
Moreover, he was beginning to suffer from attacks of somnolency, akin to the attacks which had prostrated him at Templeogue.
From Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II by Edmund Downey
"Sir," said Father Ned, "you missed an amusing story, in consequence of your somnolency."
From The Ned M'Keown Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by William Carleton
