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

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

Bulging with mush the four dogs lay at rest on rounding sides with limp legs straggling, or crouched like lions' heads on paws, with limpid eyes blinking above yawny mouths.

From Peace on Earth, Good-will to Dogs by Abbott, Eleanor Hallowell

"Lady," said McGuire at length, "I begin to feel sort of yawny and sleepy, like."

From Alcatraz by Brand, Max