Grogginess (Noun)
Meaning 1
A groggy state resulting from weariness.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The patient's grogginess after the surgery was expected to last for several hours.
- She tried to shake off the grogginess that lingered long after waking up from her afternoon nap.
- The morning sunlight streaming through the window only seemed to intensify his grogginess.
- The long road trip had left her in a state of grogginess, making it difficult to focus on the conversation.
- The grogginess from the medication wore off slowly, allowing him to gradually regain his alertness.
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Meaning 2
Marginal consciousness; "his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion as by the blows"; "someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The detective couldn't get a coherent statement from the victim due to his grogginess from the concussion.
- His grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion as by the blows he had received during the fight.
- After a night of heavy drinking, he woke up with a pounding headache and a lingering grogginess that lasted all morning.
- The medication caused a deep sedation, and the patient's grogginess made it difficult for the nurse to assess his condition.
- Someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor, a deep grogginess from which he didn't awaken until the next morning.
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Meaning 3
A dazed and staggering state caused by alcohol.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The morning after the party, Sarah woke up with a severe case of grogginess that made it hard for her to get out of bed.
- After a night of heavy drinking, Tom's grogginess caused him to stumble and almost fall on his way to the bathroom.
- The mixture of beer and shots had left John in a state of grogginess, making it difficult for him to string together coherent sentences.
- Lena's grogginess was evident as she wandered around the hotel room, trying to remember where she had put her phone and wallet.
- The bartender had to help Mike out of the bar, as his grogginess had made him lose his balance and almost collapse.