Drowsily
['draʊzəli]
Definition
(adv.) in a drowsy manner; '`Time to get up,' she said drowsily'.
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Definition
(adv.) In a drowsy manner.
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Examples
- Turn them away,' said the woman, drowsily; 'make haste! Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- My head's a bit light, and my feet are a bit heavy,' said old Betty, leaning her face drowsily on the breast of the woman who had spoken before. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- She don't know me, Stephen; she just drowsily mutters and stares. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Drowsily they whirred all through this sunny day, making the passenger more sleepy and more hot as he passed the humming walls of the mills. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Mrs. Vesey put one of her dimpled hands back again on the edge of the table; hesitated drowsily, and said, Which you please, dear. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- We had loin of pork for dinner, and greens grown on the estate; and I nodded at the Aged with a good intention whenever I failed to do it drowsily. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
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