yawny
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of yawny
Example Sentences
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And what I knew about Napa was that it was someone else’s exorbitant fantasyland — yawny and pampering.
From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2019
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
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 "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
There was no languid or yawny awakening on this occasion.
From The Island Queen by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
Instinctively with his first yawny return to consciousness he reached back under his pillow for Cornelia's letter.
From Molly Make-Believe by Tittle, Walter
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