slum|ber|ous

slum|ber|ous
slum|ber|ous «SLUHM buhr uhs, -bruhs», adjective.
1. sleepy; heavy with drowsiness: »

slumberous eyelids.

2. causing or inducing sleep.
3. having to do with, characterized by, or suggestive of sleep.
4. Figurative. inactive; sluggish.
5. calm; quiet.
slum´ber|ous|ly, adverb.

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  • slum´ber|ous|ly — slum|ber|ous «SLUHM buhr uhs, bruhs», adjective. 1. sleepy; heavy with drowsiness: »slumberous eyelids. 2. causing or inducing sleep. 3. having to do with, characterized by, or suggestive of sleep. 4. Figurative. inactive; sluggish …   Useful english dictionary

  • slum — slum·ber·er; slum·ber·ous; slum·bery; slum·dom; slum·gul·lion; slum·mage; slum·mock; slum·my; slum; slum·ber; slum·ber·ous·ly; slum·ber·ous·ness; slum·brous; slum·brous·ly; …   English syllables

  • ber — cy·ber; cy·ber·cafe; cy·ber·citizen; cy·ber·culture; cy·ber·nat·ed; cy·ber·na·tion; cy·ber·naut; cy·ber·porn; cy·ber·punk; cy·ber·sex; cy·ber·space; cy·ber·speak; cy·ber·surfer; fi·ber·scope; lib·ber; ok·to·ber·fest; sa·ber·met·rics; zeit·ge·ber; …   English syllables

  • ous — ovig·er·ous; ovu·lif·er·ous; ozon·if·er·ous; ozon·ous; pa·lav·er·ous; pal·la·dif·er·ous; pal·la·di·ous; pap·il·lif·er·ous; pap·u·lif·er·ous; par·ous; par·ri·cid·i·ous; pec·tin·ous; pe·dig·er·ous; pel·tig·er·ous; pen·tam·er·ous; pe·nu·ri·ous;… …   English syllables

  • slumberous — slum·ber·ous …   English syllables

  • slumberously — slum·ber·ous·ly …   English syllables

  • slumberous — slum•ber•ous [[t]ˈslʌm bər əs, ˈslʌm brəs[/t]] also slum′brous adj. 1) phl sleepy; heavy with drowsiness, as the eyelids 2) pertaining to slumber 3) inactive or sluggish; calm; quiescent • Etymology: 1485–95 slum′ber•ous•ly, adv.… …   From formal English to slang

  • slumberousness — slum·ber·ous·ness …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • Slumberous — Slum ber*ous, a. 1. Inviting slumber; soporiferous. Pensive in the slumberous shade. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Being in the repose of slumber; sleepy; drowsy. [1913 Webster] His quiet and almost slumberous countenance. Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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