groggy

  • 11groggy — ► ADJECTIVE (groggier, groggiest) ▪ dazed and unsteady after intoxication, sleep, etc. DERIVATIVES groggily adverb grogginess noun …

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  • 12groggy — [gräg′ē] adj. groggier, groggiest [< GROG + Y2] 1. Archaic drunk; intoxicated 2. shaky or dizzy, as from a blow 3. sluggish or dull, as from lack of sleep groggily adv. grogginess …

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  • 13groggy — schlapp; entkräftet; kraftlos; fix und fertig (umgangssprachlich); matt; müde; kaputt (umgangssprachlich); schlaff; lasch; angeschlagen …

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  • 14groggy — 1. mod. tired; in a stupor. □ He was too groggy to care what happened to him. □ Who’s that groggy guy? □ I’m still groggy by ten in the morning. 2. AND groggified [“grogifaid] mod. alcohol intoxicated …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 15groggy — groggily, adv. grogginess, n. /grog ee/, adj., groggier, groggiest. 1. staggering, as from exhaustion or blows: a boxer groggy from his opponent s hard left jab. 2. dazed and weakened, as from lack of sleep: Late nights always make me groggy the… …

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  • 16groggy — abgearbeitet, abgekämpft, abgespannt, angeschlagen, aufgerieben, ausgebrannt, ausgelaugt, entkräftet, erschöpft, keuchend, kraftlos, matt, mit den Nerven am Ende/fertig, müde, ruhebedürftig, überarbeitet, zerschlagen; (ugs.): abgejagt,… …

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  • 17groggy — [[t]grɒ̱gi[/t]] groggier, groggiest ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you feel groggy, you feel weak and rather ill. [INFORMAL] She was feeling a bit groggy when I saw her …

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  • 18groggy —    obsolete    drunk    The celebrated British Admiral Vernon, who died in 1757, was known as Grog, because he wore a grogram cloak. He introduced to the navy a drink consisting of rum and water, which was called after his nickname. If you had… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 19groggy — UK [ˈɡrɒɡɪ] / US [ˈɡrɑɡɪ] adjective Word forms groggy : adjective groggy comparative groggier superlative groggiest feeling tired, weak, or confused, especially because you are ill or have not had enough sleep …

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  • 20groggy — Grog: Die Bezeichnung des heißen Getränks aus Rum, Zucker und Wasser wurde im 18. Jh. aus engl. grog entlehnt, dessen Herkunft nicht sicher geklärt ist. Bereits in Deutungen des 18. Jh.s wird das Wort mit dem englischen Admiral Vernon in… …

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