dozy

[ doh-zee ]

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adjective,doz·i·er, doz·i·est.

drowsy; half asleep.
decayed, as timber.

Origin of dozy

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

drowsy
British informal stupid

Derived forms of dozy

dozily, adverb
doziness, noun

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