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

Related formsdoz·i·ly, adverbdoz·i·ness, noun

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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, comatose

Examples 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 Tales
John Kendrick Bangs
It was to be judged that the stuffy air of the car made her dozy.
Sundry Accounts
Irvin S. Cobb
Then came the hour of half-sleep, a true “dozy hour,” as Thackeray said.
Stage-coach and Tavern Days
Alice Morse Earle
All day my cats were indoors, dozy, sociable, and contented.
Our Cats and All About Them
Harrison Weir
I was in that dozy state, half asleep, when nothing is quite clear.
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
Elinore Pruitt Stewart

British Dictionary definitions for dozy

dozy

adjective dozier or doziest

drowsy
British informal stupid

Derived Formsdozily, adverbdoziness, noun

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Word Origin and History for dozy

adj.

"drowsy," 1690s, from doze + -y (2).