dozy
Americanadjective
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drowsy; half asleep.
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decayed, as timber.
adjective
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drowsy
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informal stupid
Other Word Forms
- dozily adverb
- doziness noun
Etymology
Origin of dozy
Example Sentences
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A sequel to the highest grosser of the “Conjuring” Universe breaks faith with some of the core principles of suspense-building, resulting in dozy redundancy.
From Los Angeles Times
Some participants were encouraged to take a brief, dozy nap before tackling the problems.
From Scientific American
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
By contrast, this July found most Tunisians dozy and detached, paying little heed to Mr. Saied’s appeals for their support on the ballot.
From New York Times
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
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