Difference between Inattentive and Drowsy

INATTENTIVE vs DROWSY: ADJECTIVE

Not paying attention
Showing a lack of attention
Unwilling to hear
Not showing due care or attention
Exhibiting a lack of attention; not attentive.
Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless
Of or pertaining to lack of attention; not paying attention; careless.
Showing a lack of attention or care
Inattentive because of lack of interest

Not attentive; not fixing the mind attentively; heedless; careless; negligent: as, an inattentive habit.
Synonyms Abstracted, Preoccupied, etc. See absent.

Dull; sluggish; stupid.
Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific: as, a drowsy couch.
Resulting from or affected by drowsiness; characteristic of or marked by a state of drows-ing.
Inclined to sleep; sleepy; heavy with sleepiness.

Yawning, Absent, Moony, Unheeding, Woolgathering, Uninterested, Scatty, Negligent, Oblivious, Unobservant, Drowsy, Neglectful, Absentminded, Forgetful, Distracted

Somnolent, Soporific, Awake, Groggy, Tinklings, Sleepy, Oscitant, Yawning, Nodding, Drowsing, Napping, Dozy, Inattentive, Dozing, Asleep

Yawning, Absent, Moony, Unheeding, Woolgathering, Uninterested, Scatty, Negligent, Oblivious, Unobservant, Drowsy, Neglectful, Absentminded, Forgetful, Distracted

Lethargic, Wakeful, Somnolent, Soporific, Awake, Groggy, Sleepy, Oscitant, Yawning, Nodding, Napping, Dozy, Inattentive, Dozing, Asleep

Children may demonstrate inattentive behavior with minimal hyperactivity.
Symptom Count score on the ADHD inattentive scale.
Some people with ADHD have mainly inattentive symptoms.
Principal and some teachers at XXX are inattentive.
The student is unfocused and inattentive in class.
However, he is inattentive and a bit stupid.
Zeeh was issued a citation for inattentive driving.
Children with delayed language may appear more inattentive.
IV inattentive subtype fell either within the severe inattentive orthe severe combined type latent classes.
Six or more symptoms in the Inattentive Category is known as ADHD: Predominantly Inattentive Presentation.

Another danger is operating a vehicle when drowsy.
Review diazepam dose if patient is excessively drowsy.
Sleep is the only remedy for drowsy driving.
This medicine may make you dizzy or drowsy.
Put your baby to bed drowsy but awake.
Drinking alcohol increases the likelihood of becoming drowsy.
How Will Zika Prevention Affect Drowsy Driving Regulations?
Most cold medications can make a person drowsy.
The defensive driving section addresses drowsy driving, and the accompanying quizincludes a drowsy driving question.
Not all antihistamines are non-drowsy, so be sure to look for the words "non-drowsy" on the box.