somnolent

Adjective
Synonyms: slumberousslumberyslumbrous

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. inclined to or marked by drowsiness“slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes”“`slumbery' is archaic”“the sound had a somnolent effect”Synonyms: slumberousslumberyslumbrous
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Somnolent \Som"no*lent\, a. [F. somnolent, L. somnolentus, from somnus sleep, akin to Gr. ?, Skr. svapna sleep, dream, svap to sleep, Icel. sofa, AS. swefn sleep. Cf. Hypnotic, Somnambulism, Soporific.] Sleepy; drowsy; inclined to sleep. -- Som"no*lent*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

He had no eye for such phenomena, because he had a somnolent want of interest in them. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]

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