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GROGGY (groggier, groggiest)

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Irregular inflected forms: groggier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, groggiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does groggy mean? 

GROGGY (adjective)
  The adjective GROGGY has 1 sense:

1. stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)play

  Familiarity information: GROGGY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GROGGY (adjective)

 Declension: comparative and superlative 
Comparative: groggier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Superlative: groggiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)

Synonyms:

dazed; foggy; groggy; logy; stuporous

Similar:

lethargic; unenergetic (deficient in alertness or activity)

Derivation:

grogginess (a groggy state resulting from weariness)

grogginess (a dazed and staggering state caused by alcohol)


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