Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being groggy, or somewhat under the influence of liquor; tipsiness; the state of being unsteady or stupid from drink.
- noun Hence In farriery, a tenderness or stiffness in the foot of a horse or a weakness in the fore legs, which causes him to move in a hobbling, staggering manner, often produced by much work on hard ground or pavements.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun State of being groggy.
- noun (Man.) Tenderness or stiffness in the foot of a horse, which causes him to move in a hobbling manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The characteristic or quality of being
groggy . - noun Tenderness or stiffness in the foot of a horse, resulting in a
hobbling gait.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a groggy state resulting from weariness
- noun a dazed and staggering state caused by alcohol
- noun marginal consciousness
Etymologies
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Examples
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Sorry this entry has meandered so; can I claim it's grogginess from the cold?
Breakfast in Bed desayunoencama 2008
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The small amount of caffeine helps not because it "speeds up your metabolism", but because it gets rid of the grogginess.
Hangover Cures: Myth, Legend, Fact | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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"In my head, it's bedtime now," she claims, although outwardly, at least, she isn't showing any signs of grogginess.
A working life: The gas rig technician Graham Snowdon 2010
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However, research has repeatedly shown that when supplementing 7-9 hours of sleep, 20-30 minute naps do offer these benefits, particularly when taken between the hours of 10 to 11 a.m. or 2 to 4 p.m., when human sleep rhythms trigger a natural slump with grogginess and lack of focus.
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However, research has repeatedly shown that when supplementing 7-9 hours of sleep, 20-30 minute naps do offer these benefits, particularly when taken between the hours of 10 to 11 a.m. or 2 to 4 p.m., when human sleep rhythms trigger a natural slump with grogginess and lack of focus.
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It was a feeling I would come to know well—the haze and the grogginess—almost as well as its opposite (lack-of-sleep inertia), during the three years I would spend in the Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP) in pediatrics.
Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011
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I know better but in my grogginess I forgot and thought, Stupid bird.
Lance Mannion: 2010
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It was a feeling I would come to know well—the haze and the grogginess—almost as well as its opposite (lack-of-sleep inertia), during the three years I would spend in the Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP) in pediatrics.
Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011
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I know better but in my grogginess I forgot and thought, Stupid bird.
Drummers in love 2010
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The idea is that being jarred awake from deep sleep leads to grogginess.
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