No outlet was observed in any portion of its vast extent, and no torch, or other artificial source of light was discernible; yet a flood of intense rays rolled throughout, and bathed the whole in a ghastly and inappropriate splendour.
Dictionary entry overview: What does groggy mean? â¢ GROGGY (adjective) The adjective GROGGY has 1 sense: 1. stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) Familiarity information: GROGGY used as an adjective is very rare.
Old English gidig, variant of gydig insane, mad, stupid, possessed (by a spirit), probably from Proto-Germanic *gud-iga-, from *gudam god + *-ig possessed.. Meaning having a confused, swimming sensation is from 1560s. Meaning elated is from 1540s. Related: Giddily; giddiness.