snoozy
snoozy adjective: sleep-inducing; tedious.
Adjective
snoozy (comparative snoozier, superlative snooziest)
- Sleep-inducing; tedious.
- While the basic automatic-transmission 528xi takes a snoozy 7.6 seconds to reach 60 miles an hour, the 535xi blazes there in 5.6 seconds, a remarkable two-second advantage.2007 October 7, Lawrence Ulrich, “Same Carriage, Fresh Horses”, in New York Times
- Synonyms:
- hypnotic, somnolent, dormitive, hypnic, slumberous, somniferous, somnific, soporiferous, soporific, soporous
- Sleepy; drowsy.
- She places the snoozy child in the car seat at her feet.2011, Fiona Gibson, Babyface
- Synonyms:
- sleepbound, somnolent, adrowse, bedroomy, dozy, dopey, dragging one's tail, drowsy, eyelids at half-mast, nodding off
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Forms of snoozy
| comparative | snoozier |
|---|---|
| superlative | snooziest |
Origin of snoozy
From snooze + -y.
Words formed from snoozy
Questions about snoozy
- What does snoozy mean?
- Snoozy means sleep-inducing; tedious.
- What part of speech is snoozy?
- Snoozy is an adjective.
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