yawny

[ yaw-nee ]

adjective

, yawn·i·er, yawn·i·est.

1. emitting or causing yawns:

   yawny spectators; a yawny debate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of yawny¹

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

Example Sentences

Instinctively with his first yawny return to consciousness he reached back under his pillow for Cornelia's letter.

From Project Gutenberg

But shortly after midnight the giddy revellers begun to thin out and the girl waiters got yawny.

From Project Gutenberg

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