groggy

English

Etymology

From grog +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɒ.ɡi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɑ.ɡi/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒɡi

Adjective

groggy (comparative groggier, superlative groggiest)

  1. Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
    The medicine made him groggy and irritable.
  2. Of a horse: bearing wholly on its heels when trotting.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Czech: grogy / groggy
  • French: groggy
  • Spanish: grogui
  • German: groggy

Translations

Further reading

  • groggy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡroɡɪ]

Adverb

groggy

  1. alternative form of grogy

Further reading

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English groggy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁɔ.ɡi/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

groggy (invariable)

  1. groggy

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English groggy. First attested in 1919.

Adjective

groggy (indeclinable)

  1. groggy
    Medicinen får mig att känna mig lite groggy
    The medicine makes me feel a bit groggy

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