dozily
- adverb
- /ˈdoʊzɪli/
:
somnolentamente
- He walked dozily into the kitchen.
Examples
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She dozily nodded off during the lecture.
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After staying up late, she dozily reached for her coffee, struggling to wake up.
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She blinked dozily at the bright morning sunlight streaming through the window.
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The cat stretched dozily on the warm windowsill, barely opening its eyes.
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He listened dozily to the teacher, struggling to stay awake after a late night.
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He dozily listened to the lecture, his eyes half-closed as he fought to stay awake.
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The cat lounged in the sun, dozily stretching its paws and blinking slowly.
Synonyms
23
3.0
In a tired way that shows little energy
12
1.2
In a slow relaxed way that uses little energy
7
1.0
Someone moves or speaks in a tired, half-awake way
3
4.1
In a sleepy, slow, confused way after waking or when very tired
3
7.0
In a slow, relaxed way with little energy
3
1.6
In a way that shows little energy
1
2.4
In a sleepy, not fully awake way
1
8.5
Move or act in a slow, relaxed way with little energy
1
7.3
In a way that feels dizzy and unsteady
1
4.7
In a way that is not clear, like things seen through light fog
1
6.7
Slowly and without energy
In a sleepy way, as if nearly asleep
Moving slowly and without much energy
In a way that shows boredom or makes people tired
How Sleepy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dozily comes from the short-sleep verb doze plus the adverb ending -ly. Doze means 'to sleep a little' or 'to be half asleep', so dozily means doing something 'in a sleepy, slow way'.