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dozy

American  
[doh-zee] / ˈdoʊ zi /

adjective

dozier, doziest
  1. drowsy; half asleep.

  2. decayed, as timber.


dozy British  
/ ˈdəʊzɪ /

adjective

  1. drowsy

  2. informal stupid

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of dozy

First recorded in 1685–95; doze 1 + -y 1


Example Sentences

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Some participants were encouraged to take a brief, dozy nap before tackling the problems.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 5, 2023

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The dozy capital of a state where roughly a fifth of the population lacks internet access seems like an unlikely hub for crypto regulation.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2022

Sen. Alex Padilla also cruising to reelection, this was about as dozy an election as California has seen in quite a while.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2022

In adverse conditions, it gets you dozy and cosy, and quickly.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 17, 2019

He felt at peace, free of care and still slightly dozy from his nap.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

But it is certainly off to a dozier start, and the opening minutes of the first episode — in stark contrast to the frenetic beginning of “Breaking Bad” — are positively somnambulant.

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2015

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