somnolent

Day 21Level 2

SAHM-nuh-luhnt

drowsy

drowsy, sleepy; inducing sleep

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

sluggish, slumberous, somniferous, soporific

Example Sentence:

The somnolent ease with which the small town went about its business beguiled him.

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