Meaning & use
somnolent
Feeling or causing sleepiness; drowsy and inclined to doze off.
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The warm room and the professor's monotone voice made the whole class somnolent by mid-afternoon.
A somnolent haze settled over the village during the hottest hours of summer.
A note on using this word
Somnolent is a literary or formal word; use 'sleepy' or 'drowsy' in everyday speech.
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