cottonmouthed
Tongue like sandpaper
Cottonmouthed describes the sensation of having a dry mouth, as if stuffed with cotton—tongue thick, saliva absent, speech difficult.
The feeling accompanies dehydration, anxiety, hangovers, or certain medications: I woke up cottonmouthed after taking that antihistamine.
Cannabis notoriously produces the effect: We were too cottonmouthed to talk.
Post-drinking illness
- morning-afterPertaining to subsequent day
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- groggyWeak and unsteady
- queasyMildly sick to stomach
headache · nausea · dehydrated · alcohol · woozy · aftereffects · recovery · regret
Extremely dry or thirsty
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
- dried-outDepleted of moisture
- thirstyNeeding hydration
- waterlessWithout any liquid
arid · dehydration · thirstiness · droughty · scorched · sunbaked · wilted · sapped
Troubled by uncertainty
- tenseStrained or nervous
- jitteryAnxiously restless
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
- stage-frightFear of public performance
edgy · uneasy · panicky · stressed · worried · fearful · trepidation · butterflies
Drugs blocking allergic responses
- side-effectUnintended secondary outcome
- sedativesDrugs that calm
- antidepressantsMedications treating clinical despair
- drowsyNearly falling asleep
medicated · prescription · pharmaceutical · drowsiness · pasty · chalky · cannabis · THC
hangover
Post-drinking illness
- morning-afterPertaining to subsequent day
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- groggyWeak and unsteady
queasy · headache · nausea · dehydrated · alcohol · woozy · aftereffects · recovery · regret · inebriation
parched
Extremely dry or thirsty
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
- dried-outDepleted of moisture
- thirstyNeeding hydration
waterless · arid · dehydration · thirstiness · droughty · scorched · sunbaked · wilted · sapped · shrivelled
anxious
Troubled by uncertainty
- tenseStrained or nervous
- jitteryAnxiously restless
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
stage-fright · edgy · uneasy · panicky · stressed · worried · fearful · trepidation · butterflies · speechless
antihistamines
Drugs blocking allergic responses
- side-effectUnintended secondary outcome
- sedativesDrugs that calm
- antidepressantsMedications treating clinical despair
drowsy · medicated · prescription · pharmaceutical · drowsiness · pasty · chalky · cannabis · THC
cottonmouthedhydrated
Sufficiently supplied with fluid
salivating · drooling · watering · quenched · slobbering
cottonmouthedarticulate
Express clearly, or well-spoken
eloquent · silver-tongued · glib · smooth-talking · fluent