drowsily
/ˈdɹaʊzɪli/adverb
drowsily is spelled D-R-O-W-S-I-L-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, drowsily means “In a drowsy manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in drowsily?
| Letters | 8: D-R-O-W-S-I-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is drowsily?
Drowsily appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce drowsily?
- /ˈdɹaʊzɪli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-drowsily.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of drowsily
- more drowsily comparative
- most drowsily superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does drowsily mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a drowsy manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does drowsily come from?
From drowsy + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).