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somnolent

som·no·lent [ sómnələnt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. sleepy: feeling sleepy or tending to fall asleep

2. lacking activity: quiet and with little or no activity

3. sleep-inducing: making somebody feel sleepy

[15th century. Via French< Latin somnōlentus "sleepy" < somnus "sleep"]

som·no·lence noun
som·no·lent·ly adverb
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