Speakur

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groggy

/ˈɡɹɑ.ɡi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
grog-gy
IPA
/ˈɡɹɑ.ɡi/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.

adj

Of a horse: bearing wholly on its heels when trotting.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From grog + -y.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡɹɑ.ɡi/
  • British English: /ˈɡɹɒ.ɡi/

Inflected Forms

groggier (comparative) groggiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

groggily grogginess ungroggy

Synonyms

dazed foggy logy stuporous

Rhymes With

foggy soggy takagi nagi yagi szilagyi doggy pedagogy doggie froggy boggy smoggy

Questions

How do you pronounce groggy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹɑ.ɡi/.
What does groggy mean?
Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.
Where does groggy come from?
From grog + -y.

How to pronounce groggy

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