yawny

American  

[yaw-nee] / ˈjɔ 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

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yawny

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

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

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

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-03-31 by Various