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slumbery

3 synonyms and 1 antonym for slumbery, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Adj — (literary) Sleepy or half asleep, and by extension calm and unhurried.

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somnolent slumberous slumbrous

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Etymology

Derives from Middle English slumbry, slombry, slomry, equivalent to slumber plus -y, and is cognate with Middle Dutch slumerich (“slumbery”).

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