Meaning & use

groggily

adverb·Academic

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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