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slumbery

slumbery

9.9
Having a sleepy, calm feeling that makes you relax
  • adjective
  • /ˈslʌmbəri/
  • Archaic
translation icon : somnoliento
  • The slumbery afternoon made everyone feel drowsy.

Examples

  • The room was filled with a slumbery silence, broken only by the ticking of the clock.

  • His voice had a soft, slumbery quality that made everyone relax.

  • Her slumbery gaze drifted towards the window as the afternoon wore on.

  • What a slumbery day it has been!

  • The warm sun and gentle breeze created a slumbery atmosphere, making it hard to stay awake.

  • After a long lunch, he felt slumbery and struggled to keep his eyes open during the meeting.

  • She read the slumbery poetry, feeling herself relax and drift into a pleasant daydream.

Synonyms

sleepy
vsslumbery
142 1.0

Feeling very tired and wanting to close your eyes

is an older word rather than the common modern way to say this
drowsy
vsslumbery
22 2.7

Feeling sleepy and not fully awake, often because you are tired or bored

is an antiquated form that denotes the same basic sleep readiness
somnolent
vsslumbery
  • Formal
2 8.4

Feeling sleepy or making you want to sleep

is archaic in tone rather than this present formal register
languorous
vsslumbery
2 8.6

Feeling pleasantly slow and without much energy

is an archaic label for sleep inclination rather than a relaxed low energy mood
dozy
vsslumbery
1 4.3

Sleepy and likely to fall asleep

is an older word meaning simple sleep inclination rather than partial wakefulness
snoozy
vsslumbery
  • Informal
1 4.6

Feeling sleepy or making you want to sleep

is more archaic and less casual than this informal sense
sleepyheaded
vsslumbery
1 5.3

Very tired and unable to keep your eyes open

is an old term for general sleep inclination rather than intense state
slumberous
vsslumbery
  • Literature
7.6

Calm and quiet in a way that makes you feel sleepy

is the older term used for simple inclination to sleep rather than calm mood
slumbrous
vsslumbery
  • Literature
9.9

A calm, quiet mood that makes you feel sleepy

is an archaic label for plain inclination to sleep rather than atmosphere

Antonyms

awake
432 1.0

Not sleeping and able to think clearly

energetic
93 1.6

Full of energy and active

How Sleepy

somnolent
  • Formal
2 8.4
slumbery
  • Archaic
9.9
drowsy
22 2.7
sleepy
142 1.0

Surface Forms

slumbery positive

Morphology

slumbery = slumber (transparent) = slumber + y

The adjective is a straightforward formation from 'slumber' with the productive suffix '-y' meaning 'characterized by or inclined to', so its meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Slumbery comes from the familiar word slumber, meaning 'sleep' or 'drowsiness', plus the ending -y which means 'full of' or 'inclined to'. So something slumbery is 'full of sleep' or has a sleepy, relaxed feeling.