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yawniest

yawniest is the superlative form of yawny.

Meaning of yawny

Adjective

yawny (comparative yawnier, superlative yawniest)

  1. Prone to yawning.
    • Waking up in the small room, you feel dull, stupid, gloomy, oppressed, yawny, lax, and all unstrung in body and mind...1848, Orson Squire Fowler, A Home for All
  2. Sounding like a yawn.
    • I drew the deepest, yawniest breath I could fake and swiftly lifted my right arm.2011, Craig Groeschel, Love, Sex, and Happily Ever After, page 13
  3. Boring, uninteresting, causing yawns.

Questions about yawniest

What is yawniest the superlative form of?
Yawniest is the superlative form of yawny.

Words near yawniest in the dictionary

  1. yawnfest
  2. yawnfests
  3. yawnful
  4. yawnfully
  5. yawnier
  6. yawniest
  7. yawnily
  8. yawniness
  9. yawning
  10. yawningly
  11. yawnings

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