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
Tamerlane-History
Shahira-Arabic
IvÁN-Spanish, Hungarian
BrennusBREN-əs (English)Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
SiegmundZEEK-muwntGerman
BertoBER-toItalian, Spanish