groggy



groggy

1. mod. tired; in a stupor. (Standard but having a slangy history. From a term for rum as drunk aboard ship, derived from the nickname grog, belonging to Admiral Edward Vernon.) I’m still groggy by ten in the morning.
2. and groggified (ˈgrɔgifɑɪd) mod. alcohol intoxicated. He was too groggified to drive.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HenriËTte-Dutch
ArnAHRNEnglish
Bayard-Literature
AlÍCia-Catalan, Portuguese
Eireenie-REENIrish
Arachneə-RAK-nee (English)Greek Mythology