# slumbery

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Inclined to sleep; sleepy or sleeping; (by extension) quiet and slow-paced.

## Etymology
From Middle English slumbry, slombry, slomry, equivalent to slumber + -y. Cognate with Middle Dutch slumerich (“slumbery”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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