yawny

American  

[yaw-nee] / ˈyɔ ni /

adjective

yawnier, yawniest

1. emitting or causing yawns.

   yawny spectators; a yawny debate.

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Etymology

Origin of yawny

First recorded in 1795–1805; yawn + -y ¹

Example Sentences

He still wasn’t happy being dragged out of bed so early, but had somehow managed to get dressed despite feeling all yawny and stiff.

From Literature

And what I knew about Napa was that it was someone else’s exorbitant fantasyland — yawny and pampering.

From New York Times

The gulf between the National League-leading Los Angeles Dodgers and the bunched-up teams below, from St. Louis to Philadelphia, was not so wide or so yawny.

From Time Magazine Archive

They were all yawny, and some were grumpy, but I had washed my being in the sunrise and felt as blithesome as the day.

From Project Gutenberg

Students however slack or yawny Grow tense beneath the spell of Tawney; Footballers score goal after goal, Trained in the principles of Cole.

From Project Gutenberg