unrefreshing
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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ME/CFS, as it is often abbreviated, is defined by the presence of certain symptoms, including debilitating fatigue and unrefreshing sleep, that last for six months or longer.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2021
Then a patient must satisfy three criteria, which are subjectively reported: incapacitating fatigue lasting more than six months; worsening symptoms after physical or mental exertion; and unrefreshing sleep.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2021
The new diagnostic criteria include six months of profound, unexplained fatigue and post-exertional malaise, as well as a third key symptom: unrefreshing sleep.
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2015
The grogginess that results from an unrefreshing siesta is termed “sleep inertia”.
From Economist ● Feb. 25, 2010
In the early morning the fever abated, and presently we awoke from a short, unrefreshing slumber; rose as one who has gone through a long illness.
From Glories of Spain by Charles W. (William) Wood
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