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somnolent

som.no.lent \-l*nt\ aj [ME sompnolent, fr. MF, fr. L somnolentus, fr. 
   somnus sleep;]akin to OE swefn sleep, Gk hypnos 1: SOPORIFIC  2: inclined 
   to or heavy with sleep : DROWSY {a ~ village> - som.no.lent.ly av