Grogginess Definition & Meaning

grogginess
noun
  1. a dazed and staggering state caused by alcohol
  2. a groggy state resulting from weariness
  3. marginal consciousness; "his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion as by the blows"; "someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor"

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