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sneezy

sneezy adjective: prone to sneeze with little (if any) nasal agitation.

Adjective

sneezy (comparative sneezier, superlative sneeziest)

  1. Prone to sneeze with little (if any) nasal agitation.
    • I feel sneezy.
  2. (informal) Characterised by sneezes.
    • I had a very sneezy cold.
  3. (informal) Resembling a sneeze.
    • There was a sneezy sound from behind the hedge.

Forms of sneezy

comparativesneezier
superlativesneeziest

Origin of sneezy

From Middle English fnesy, equivalent to sneeze + -y. For change of initial f to s see sneeze.

Words formed from sneezy

Questions about sneezy

What does sneezy mean?
Sneezy means prone to sneeze with little (if any) nasal agitation.
What part of speech is sneezy?
Sneezy is an adjective.

Words near sneezy in the dictionary

  1. sneezingly
  2. sneezings
  3. sneezle
  4. sneezles
  5. sneezling
  6. sneezy
  7. Snegur
  8. Snegurochka
  9. Sneh
  10. Sneider
  11. Sneiders

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