slumberous

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English slumber

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?

Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos?

Old Latin -ōssus

Latin -ōsus

Old French -usbor.

Middle English -ous

English -ous

English slumberous

From slumber + -ous.

Adjective

slumberous (comparative more slumberous, superlative most slumberous)

1. Sleepy, drowsy.

   Synonyms: slumbery, somnolent; see also Thesaurus:sleepy

2. Sleep-inducing.

   Synonyms: hypnotic, somnolent; see also Thesaurus:soporific

   I dozed in the slumberous heat of the afternoon.

Derived terms

• slumberously
• slumberousness