English

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Etymology

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doze +‎ -y

Adjective

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dozy (comparative dozier, superlative doziest)

  1. Quite sleepy or tired.
  2. Intellectually slow.
    Jim is a dozy child.
  3. (carpentry) Decaying, rotten, spongy.
    dozy wood

Synonyms

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  • (decaying, rotten): doty

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