slumberous

[ sluhm-ber-uhs, sluhm-bruhs ]

adjective

1. sleepy; heavy with drowsiness, as the eyelids.
2. causing or inducing sleep.
3. pertaining to, characterized by, or suggestive of slumber.
4. inactive or sluggish; calm or quiet.

slumberous

/ ˈslʌmbərəs; -brəs /

adjective

1. sleepy; drowsy
2. inducing sleep
3. characteristic of slumber

Derived Forms

• ˈslumberousness, noun
• ˈslumberously, adverb

Other Words From

• slum·ber·ous·ly adverb
• slum·ber·ous·ness noun
• un·slum·brous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of slumberous¹

First recorded in 1485–95; slumber + -ous

Example Sentences

This was all I heard that night before my sister clutched me, as a slumberous offence to the company’s eyesight, and assisted me up to bed with such a strong hand that I seemed to have fifty boots on, and to be dangling them all against the edges of the stairs.

From Literature

“The Seven Year Itch,” Billy Wilder’s 1955 film that has been immortalized for the image of Marilyn Monroe standing on a subway grate with her white dress billowing in all directions, places an erotic dream before a man whose married life has settled into slumberous routine.

From Los Angeles Times

Show up those athleisure-wearing #fitspo influencers by investing in a wardrobe specially made for your slumberous new sport.

From New York Times

Cubism had surgically altered the slumberous body of 19th-century Realism.

From New York Times

The film has received mixed reviews, with some praising the artistic visuals and dream-like sequences, while others found the plot to be slumberous.

From Reuters