Vocabularium

Given the weekend I have going on at the moment…

somnolent (som·no·lent): / SOM nuh luhnt /
adjective

(1) sleepy; drowsy
(2) sleep-inducing
(3) lacking activity

[From Middle English ‘sompnolent’ via Old French from Latin somnolentus meaning “sleepy,” from somnus meaning “sleep.”]

Usage: What possible reason did he have to host such a somnolent discussion when the attendees came looking for something upbeat and exciting?

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