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21Dozy, Reinhart Pieter — ▪ Dutch historian born Feb. 21, 1820, Leiden, Neth. died April 29, 1883, Leiden Dutch Arabist, best remembered for his monumental Histoire des musulmans d Espagne, jusqu à la conquête de l Andalousie par les Almoravides, 711–1110 (1861;… …
22dozy — adjective (dozier; est) Date: 1693 drowsy, sleepy • dozily adverb • doziness noun …
23dozy — dozily, adv. doziness, n. /doh zee/, adj., dozier, doziest. 1. drowsy; half asleep. 2. decayed, as timber. [1685 95; DOZE1 + Y1] * * * …
24dozy — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Ready for or needing sleep: drowsy, nodding, sleepy, slumberous, slumbery, somnolent, soporific. See AWARENESS …
25dozy — do|zy [ douzi ] adjective 1. ) feeling tired and likely to go to sleep 2. ) BRITISH INFORMAL stupid …
26dozy — adj British slow witted, foolish. The word is now a colloquialism; in the 1950s it was part of vulgar speech. Originally it meant sleepy or lazy and was (and still is) a favourite term of abuse employed by sergeant majors and officers in the… …
27dozy — doz·y || dəʊzɪ adj. drowsy, sleepy; causing to sleep; stupid …
28dozy — adjective (dozier, doziest) feeling drowsy and lazy. ↘Brit. informal not alert; stupid. Derivatives dozily adverb doziness noun …
29dozy — a. Sleepy, drowsy, heavy, sluggish …
30dozy — Adj. Dimwitted, stupid, slow. Informal …
