dozy
[doh-zee]
adjective, doz·i·er, doz·i·est.
drowsy; half asleep.
decayed, as timber.
Origin of dozy
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Related Words for dozy
listless, sluggish, lethargic, drowsy, quiet, dazed, anesthetic, calming, sedative, opiate, hypnotic, narcotic, deadening, slow, out, sleeping, yawning, asleep, blah, comatoseExamples from the Web for dozy
Historical Examples of dozy
His ancestors were Sleepyheads on his mother's side, and Dozy Pates on his father's side.
Andiron TalesJohn Kendrick Bangs
It was to be judged that the stuffy air of the car made her dozy.
Sundry AccountsIrvin S. Cobb
Then came the hour of half-sleep, a true “dozy hour,” as Thackeray said.
Stage-coach and Tavern DaysAlice Morse Earle
All day my cats were indoors, dozy, sociable, and contented.
Our Cats and All About ThemHarrison Weir
I was in that dozy state, half asleep, when nothing is quite clear.
Letters of a Woman HomesteaderElinore Pruitt Stewart
dozy
adjective dozier or doziest
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