groggier; groggiest
: weak and unsteady on the feet or in action
Examples of groggy in a Sentence
I'm still a little groggy from my nap.
The medicine sometimes makes patients groggy.
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Jacorey Moon, Architectural Digest, 9 June 2025
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Jacorey Moon, Architectural Digest, 9 June 2025
Credit to the touch of vulnerability goes to Drake’s mushy writing and 40’s groggy production that Wayne makes sexier and more emotional.
—Pitchfork, 6 June 2025
These electrolyte drink mixes dissolve in water to help prevent fatigue, headaches, and that groggy post-flight feeling.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2025
During the first week of recovery, Laine felt groggy from the medication and healing process, but her excitement outweighed everything despite not having seen her nose without the cast on.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for groggy
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“Groggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groggy. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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