groggy

/ˈɡrɒɡi/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡrɑːɡi/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgrä-gē/ (ame, mw)

groggy — adjective

  • groggypositive
  • groggiercomparative
  • groggiestsuperlative

1. feeling shaky and mentally slow, so that simple actions take effort and your tho

1.形容詞B2
釋義

feeling shaky and mentally slow, so that simple actions take effort and your thoughts come thickly — typically right after waking, after strong medicine, during illness, or after a heavy knock.

例句

Faisal felt groggy for an hour after waking up from his afternoon nap.

predicative: feel groggy after [event]

The cold medicine left Nala so groggy that she could barely read her email.

result construction: [cause] left [person] groggy

同義詞
  • dazed

    shares the 'unable to think clearly' part; more often after shock or a blow than after sleep

  • woozy

    informal; emphasises dizziness and a spinning feeling more than mental slowness

  • drowsy

    focuses on sleepiness; lacks 'groggy''s unsteady, slowed-down quality

  • lightheaded

    centred on dizziness from low blood sugar or standing up too fast; less about mental fog

反義詞

文法句型

feel groggy

wake up groggy

用法筆記

Frequently predicative with 'feel', 'wake up', or 'leave [someone]'. The cause is usually named or strongly implied (sleep, jet lag, medication, illness, a blow to the head); without a cause, readers may read the word as simply 'tired'.

常見錯誤

❌I am groggy at maths.
✅I am bad at maths.
💡'groggy' describes a temporary physical state, not a lasting skill or ability.
❌The argument made me groggy.
✅The argument made me upset.
💡'groggy' is about body and mind feeling slow, not about emotional reactions.