dozy

[ doh-zee ]
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adjective,doz·i·er, doz·i·est.
  1. drowsy; half asleep.

  2. decayed, as timber.

Origin of dozy

1
First recorded in 1685–95; doze1 + -y1

Other words from dozy

  • doz·i·ly, adverb
  • doz·i·ness, noun

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How to use dozy in a sentence

  • I wonder, thought Carolyn May dozily, how the mother can be so white and her family can be so black.

    Carolyn of the Corners | Ruth Belmore Endicott

British Dictionary definitions for dozy

dozy

/ (ˈdəʊzɪ) /


adjectivedozier or doziest
  1. drowsy

  2. British informal stupid

Derived forms of dozy

  • dozily, adverb
  • doziness, noun

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