sleep-drunk

adj

sleep-drunk

adj
1

Slowed or weakened by recent sleep; drowsy; groggy.

  • By the sound of it, the ever obliging Agent Barrett didn't really feel like obliging. Else he was too sleep-drunk to string two rational thoughts together.2011, Sabine C. Bauer, Stargate SG-1: Transitions, Fandemonium Books (2011), unnumbered pages
  • My father looked mournfully at me, before turning to whisper something to Elpinoy as he staggered into the kitchen, sleep-drunk.2011, Lia Habel, Dearly, Departed, Del Rey, published 2011, →ISBN:
1 more example
  • I open my eyes by degrees, my limbs heavy and sleep-drunk.2014, Amy Engel, The Book of Ivy, Entangled Publishing, published 2014, →ISBN:

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