Meaning & use
groggily
In a dazed, unsteady, or half-awake manner, as from sleep, illness, or exhaustion.
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He groggily reached for his phone when the alarm went off at dawn.
She groggily stumbled to the kitchen for coffee after the late night.
A note on using this word
'Groggily' comes from 'groggy,' which originally described sailors affected by watered-down rum called 'grog.'
Words with a similar meaning
drowsilydazedly
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