[
US
/ˈsɑmnəɫənt/
]
ADJECTIVE
-
inclined to or marked by drowsiness
`slumbery' is archaic
slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes
the sound had a somnolent effect
How To Use somnolent In A Sentence
- But they - like the infamous somnolent dogs of Bucharest streets, like the drab, grey concrete blocks in the suburbs - are not what Romania's future is about.
- The somnolent Hampden conference suddenly started to come alive as he laid into Labour as a waste of space in Westminster.
- Cut off this supply of neutrons - deliberately or accidentally - and the reactor reverts to its natural, somnolent state.
- I would rather have a president more commanding than somnolent.
- Or maybe the burlesquing hepcat Spaniards will roll one by the somnolent Coasters. shedders on 9 May 2010 Pop World Cup 2010: Round of 16 Match 8 – Spain 1 Cote d’Ivoire 0 | FreakyTrigger
- If you are a parent cursing a somnolent teenager for ignoring your appeals to tidy a bedroom for the umpteenth time this morning then these are the statistics for you.
- Another herb called sarpgandha is famous for its somnolent effect, but should be used only under expert supervision.
- Beyond the fruit trees, the road climbs into long-ago-terraced mountains, passing through several small villages where old men in berets sit in the shade of somnolent stone churches.
- Myeloma is a disease of many stages, including one called smoldering or somnolent that is rarely treated unless it starts to progress. RutlandHerald.com
- All of this passed through my somnolent head in about three seconds, but I simply couldn't be bothered.