Adoze

//əˈdoʊz// adj, adv

adj, adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Dozing, napping, asleep. not-comparable
Adverb
  1. 1
    Dozing, napping, asleep. not-comparable

    "He lay adoze, rousing only when someone came too close."

Example

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"He lay adoze, rousing only when someone came too close."

Etymology

From a- + doze.

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