- stubble
- c.1300, "stumps of grain stalks left in the ground after reaping," from O.Fr. estuble "stubble" (Fr. éteule), from L. stupla, reduced form of stipula "stalk, straw"
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| It's there, I swear it |
This morning my coworker was on the bus when I got on. I sat next to him and we chatted. I was so tired, I wanted to lay my head on his shoulder.
That's not at all like me.
Normally, I can't sit still. Now it's all I want to do.
The fatigue is not sleepiness. It's a bone-deep lack of energy. It's an involuntary sensation of being completely subdued. It's a contentment with doing nothing that requires pep.
- pep
- "vigor, energy," 1912, shortened form of pepper, which was used in the figurative sense of "spirit, energy"
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