groggiest
Barely staying awake
Groggiest is the superlative of groggy—the most unsteady, dazed, or sluggish, typically from fatigue, illness, or intoxication.
I'm always groggiest in the first hour after waking.
That was the groggiest I've ever felt after anesthesia.
Nearly falling asleep
- sleepyWanting to doze
- tiredLacking energy, needing rest
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- wearyDeeply tired, spent
drained · fatigued · spent · somnolent · heavy-eyed · bleary · yawning · dozy
Unable to understand
- dazedShocked into mental fog
- bewilderedThoroughly puzzled and confused
- muddledIn a confused state
- befuddledMentally confused, disoriented
woozy · discombobulated · unfocused · fuzzy-headed · blurry · punch-drunk · addled · spaced-out
Day's early hours
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- stirringArousing strong emotion
- rousingExciting strong feeling
bleary-eyed · sunrise · early · pillow · stumbling · shuffling · bed-headed · dawn
Ill from drinking
- nauseousFeeling urge to vomit
- headachyHaving cranial pain
- dehydratedSeverely lacking moisture
- queasyMildly sick to stomach
morning-after · overindulgence · alcohol · recovery · rough · seedy · throbbing · fragile
drowsy
Nearly falling asleep
weary · drained · fatigued · spent · somnolent · heavy-eyed · bleary · yawning · dozy · slumberous
confused
Unable to understand
- dazedShocked into mental fog
- bewilderedThoroughly puzzled and confused
- muddledIn a confused state
befuddled · woozy · discombobulated · unfocused · fuzzy-headed · blurry · punch-drunk · addled · spaced-out · zonked
morning
Day's early hours
rousing · bleary-eyed · sunrise · early · pillow · stumbling · shuffling · bed-headed · dawn
hungover
Ill from drinking
- nauseousFeeling urge to vomit
- headachyHaving cranial pain
- dehydratedSeverely lacking moisture
queasy · morning-after · overindulgence · alcohol · recovery · rough · seedy · throbbing · fragile · delicate