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DOZY (dozier, doziest)
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Irregular inflected forms: dozier , doziest
, doziest Dictionary entry overview: What does dozy mean?
• DOZY (adjective)
The adjective DOZY has 1 sense:
1. half asleep
Familiarity information: DOZY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Half asleep
Synonyms:
Context example:
the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair
Similar:
asleep (in a state of sleep)
Context examples
"No," said Jo, "that dozy way wouldn't suit me. I've laid in a heap of books, and I'm going to improve my shining hours reading on my perch in the old apple tree, when I'm not having l—"
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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