dozy C2 Topic:Describing People US /ˈdoʊzi/ UK /ˈdəʊzi/ See IPA manual Freq #38964 Meanings 1 adj sleepy, sluggish, or not fully alert I felt dozy after the long afternoon meeting. 2 adj slow to understand or act; foolish It was dozy of me to leave the keys in the door. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · sleepy, sluggish, or not... drowsysleepylethargic 2 adj · slow to understand or act;... slow-wittedfoolishdim ↔ Opposites alertwide-awakequick-witted Word family Derived forms dozilydoziness Related forms doze Etymology Formed from doze and -y in the nineteenth century. The original sense was 'sleepy or drowsy'; in informal British use it also developed the figurative meaning 'slow-witted or foolish.' Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dozy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdoʊzi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdəʊzi/ **Frequency rank:** 38964 ## Meanings 1. sleepy, sluggish, or not fully alert 2. slow to understand or act; foolish ## Examples - I felt dozy after the long afternoon meeting. - It was dozy of me to leave the keys in the door. ## Synonyms - drowsy - sleepy - lethargic - slow-witted - foolish ## Antonyms - alert - wide-awake - quick-witted ## Derived Forms - dozily - doziness ## Related Forms - doze ## Etymology Formed from doze and -y in the nineteenth century. The original sense was 'sleepy or drowsy'; in informal British use it also developed the figurative meaning 'slow-witted or foolish.' ## Topics - Describing People markdown