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do·zy
(dō′zē)adj. do·zi·er, do·zi·est
Half asleep; drowsy.
doz′i·ly adv.
do′zi·ness n.
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dozy
(ˈdəʊzɪ)adj, dozier or doziest
1. drowsy
2. informal Brit stupid
ˈdozily adv
ˈdoziness n
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doz•y
(ˈdoʊ zi)adj. doz•i•er, doz•i•est.
drowsy; half asleep.
[1685–95]
doz′i•ly, adv.
doz′i•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | dozy - half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair" asleep - in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel" |
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dozy
adjective
1. drowsy, sleepy, dozing, nodding, half asleep Eating too much makes me dozy.
2. (Brit. informal) stupid, simple, slow, silly, daft (informal), senseless, goofy (informal), witless, not all there, slow-witted He called me a dozy cow.
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dozy
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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dozy
adj (+er)
(= sleepy) → schläfrig, verschlafen
(Brit inf: = stupid) → dösig (inf)
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dozy
[ˈdəʊzɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (sleepy) → assonnato/a (fam) (stupid) → addormentato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995