drowsy
adj. B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈdɹaʊzi// UK //dɹˈaʊsi// drowsy
adj. feeling very sleepy or tired. You might feel this way after eating a heavy meal or taking a medicine.
adj. feeling or causing a state of sleepiness or drowsiness. Often used to describe the effects of certain foods, medications, or lack of sleep.
I feel drowsy after eating that heavy lunch.
The driver felt drowsy during the long drive and decided to pull over for a short nap.
The combination of the warm room and the heavy meal left the guests feeling drowsy, though they were still eager to finish the evening's festivities.
From drowse + -y, despite the fact that drowsy (1520) is recorded before drowse (1570). Compare Old English drūsian (“to droop, drowse, become languid”).