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grogginess

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The characteristic or quality of being groggy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Tenderness or stiffness in the foot of a horse, resulting in a hobbling gait.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

marginal consciousness

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion as by the blows
  • someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stupor, stupefaction, semiconsciousness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: unconsciousness

4

noun

Meaning 4

a groggy state resulting from weariness

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

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Broader terms: fatigue, weariness, tiredness

5

noun

Meaning 5

a dazed and staggering state caused by alcohol

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, intoxication, tipsiness, insobriety

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English groggy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English grogginess From groggy + -ness.