slumbery

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slumbery

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From Middle English slumbry, slombry, slomry, equivalent to slumber + -y. Cognate with Middle Dutch slumerich (“slumbery”).

adjective more slumbery · most slumbery · slombry · slumbry

Inclined to sleep; sleepy or sleeping; (by extension) quiet and slow-paced. Only the upper part of her body is awake, and even that droops with a slumbery weakness.
Similar: slumberous, sleepy

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@misc{slumbery_2026,
  title = {slumbery},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slumbery},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}