sleep-drunk en · ADJ
Meanings
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Slowed or weakened by recent sleep; drowsy; groggy.
I open my eyes by degrees, my limbs heavy and sleep-drunk.
2014, Amy Engel, The Book of Ivy, Entangled Publishing, published 2014, →ISBN:My father looked mournfully at me, before turning to whisper something to Elpinoy as he staggered into the kitchen, sleep-drunk.
2011, Lia Habel, Dearly, Departed, Del Rey, published 2011, →ISBN:By the sound of it, the ever obliging Agent Barrett didn't really feel like obliging. Else he was too sleep-drunk to string two rational thoughts together.
2011, Sabine C. Bauer, Stargate SG-1: Transitions, Fandemonium Books (2011), unnumbered pages
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more sleep-drunk | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most sleep-drunk | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
nl slaapdronken (slowed or weakened by recent sleep) · da søvndrukken (slowed or weakened by recent sleep) · pl przymulony (slowed or weakened by recent sleep) · pl półprzytomny (slowed or weakened by recent sleep)