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Dictionary: slum·ber·ous   (slŭm'bər-əs) pronunciation or slum·brous
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(-brəs)
adj.
  1. Sleepy; drowsy.
    1. Suggestive of or resembling sleep: a slumberous torpor.
    2. Quiet; tranquil.
  3. Causing or inducing sleep; soporific.
slumberously slum'ber·ous·ly adv.
slumberousness slum'ber·ous·ness n.

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also slumbrous

adjective

  1. Ready for or needing sleep: dozy, drowsy, nodding, sleepy, slumbery, somnolent, soporific. See awareness/unawareness.
  2. Inducing sleep or sedation: hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, sedative, sleepy, somnifacient, somniferous, somnific, somnolent, soporific. See awareness/unawareness.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: quiet and tranquil
  Synonym: slumbrous

Meaning #2: inclined to or marked by drowsiness
  Synonyms: slumbery, slumbrous, somnolent

 
 
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