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
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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 ● Sep. 10, 2023
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
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 ● Jul. 25, 2022
His hair was messy on top and his face looked dozy, like a sleepy child.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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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