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broad awake

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

wide awake

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • 1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life Chapter VII The felon Rufus Dawes had stretched himself in his bunk and tried to sleep. But though he was tired and sore, and his head felt like lead, he could not but keep broad awake.

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