somnolently
- adverb
- /sɒmˈnoʊləntli/
- Formal
:
somnolientamente
- After a long day at work, she lay on the couch, somnolently watching the sunset through the window.
Examples
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But those chores were generally over well before noon, and Sundays, in the main, would find him on the porch relaxing in his rocker and somnolently sifting through a batch of youthful questions.
Fiction book (1996) -
He listened to the soothing music and felt himself growing somnolently drowsy, ready for a nap.
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No gangs of Kazans in black jackets, no somnolently flipping television screen, no Dream Bar.
Fiction book (1992) -
The cat curled up on the bed, purring somnolently as the afternoon light filled the room.
Synonyms
23
3.0
In a tired way that shows little energy
7
1.0
Someone moves or speaks in a tired, half-awake way
3
4.1
In a sleepy, slow, confused way after waking or when very tired
3
7.0
In a slow, relaxed way with little energy
3
1.6
In a way that shows little energy
1
2.4
In a sleepy, not fully awake way
1
7.0
In a tired, half-awake way with blurry eyes
1
8.5
Move or act in a slow, relaxed way with little energy
1
6.7
Slowly and without energy
1
4.9
In a very tired way after a long effort
In a sleepy, slow way as if just waking up
Antonyms
How Sleepy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word somnolently comes from the root somn-, from Latin somnus which means 'sleep'. You can see the same root in insomnia ('not sleeping'), so somnolently simply means 'in a sleepy way', like someone who seems almost asleep.