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somnolent vs asleep

asleep vs somnolent

somnolent and asleep both are adjectives.

somnolent is not an adverb while asleep is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
somnolent No Yes No No
asleep No Yes No Yes
somnolent (adjective) asleep (adjective)
inclined to or marked by drowsiness in a state of sleep
dead
lacking sensation
somnolent (adverb) asleep (adverb)
into a sleeping state
in the sleep of death
Difference between somnolent and asleep

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