groggy

adj — 2 senses

groggy

adj

UK /ˈɡɹɒ.ɡi/ · US /ˈɡɹɑ.ɡi/

Etymology From grog + -y.

1

Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.

  • The medicine made him groggy and irritable.
2

Of a horse: bearing wholly on its heels when trotting.

Derived terms
groggily, grogginess, ungroggy

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