groggy
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grog·gy
(grŏg′ē)adj. grog·gi·er, grog·gi·est
Unsteady and dazed; shaky.
[From grog.]
grog′gi·ly adv.
grog′gi·ness n.
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groggy
(ˈɡrɒɡɪ)adj, -gier or -giest
1. dazed or staggering, as from exhaustion, blows, or drunkenness
2. faint or weak
ˈgroggily adv
ˈgrogginess n
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grog•gy
(ˈgrɒg i)adj. -gi•er, -gi•est.
1. unsteady.
2. dazed and weakened.
[1760–70]
grog′gi•ly, adv.
grog′gi•ness, n.
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groggy
- From grog, "spirits mixed with water," it first meant "intoxicated."See also related terms for intoxicated.
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| Adj. | 1. | groggy - stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) lethargic - deficient in alertness or activity; "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights" |
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groggy
adjective dizzy, faint, stunned, confused, reeling, shaky, dazed, wobbly, weak, unsteady, muzzy, stupefied, befuddled, punch-drunk, woozy (informal) She was still feeling a bit groggy when I saw her.
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Translations
مُتَرَنِّح، سَكْران
nejistývratký
groggyomtåget
tántorgó
óstöîugur; ringlaîur
svirduliavimas
grīļīgsnedrošs
sendeleyensersemlemiş
groggy
[ˈgrɒgɪ] ADJ (groggier (compar) (groggiest (superl))) (from blow) → atontado; (from alcohol) → tambaleante (Boxing) → groggy, groguiI feel a bit groggy → estoy un poco mareado
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groggy
adj (+er) (inf) → angeschlagen (inf), → groggy pred inv (inf)
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groggy
[ˈgrɒgɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (dazed) → stordito/a, intontito/a; (shaky) → malfermo/a, barcollanteCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
groggy
(ˈgrogi) adjective weak and walking unsteadily. I'm not seriously hurt – I just feel a bit groggy.
ˈgrogginess nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
groggy
a. atontado-a, vacilante, tambaleante.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
groggy
adj mareado y débil (debido a una droga, falta de sueño, etc.)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.