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English
Etymology
From doze + -y.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dozy (comparative dozier, superlative doziest)
- Quite sleepy or tired.
- Synonyms: drowsy, somnolent; see also Thesaurus:sleepy
- Intellectually slow.
- Synonyms: drowsy, vacant; see also Thesaurus:stupid
Jim is a dozy child.
- (carpentry) Decaying, rotten, spongy.
- Synonyms: doty; see also Thesaurus:decayed
- dozy wood
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