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Meaning of SLUMBEROUS

Pronunciation:  'slumburus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  inclined to or marked by drowsiness; "slumberous (or slumbrous) eyes"; "`slumbery' is archaic"; "the sound had a a somnolent effect"
  2. [adj]  quiet and tranquil; "a slumberous June morning"
 
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 Synonyms: asleep(p), quiet, slumbery, slumbrous, somnolent
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Slum"ber*ous\, a.
1. Inviting slumber; soporiferous. ``Pensive in the
   slumberous shade.'' --Pope.
2. Being in the repose of slumber; sleepy; drowsy.
         His quiet and almost slumberous countenance.
                                               --Hawthorne.
 

 

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