adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Prone to sneeze with little (if any) nasal agitation.

   "I feel sneezy."

2. 2
   Characterised by sneezes. informal

   "I had a very sneezy cold."

3. 3
   Resembling a sneeze. informal

   "There was a sneezy sound from behind the hedge."

Adjective

1. 1
   inclined to sneeze wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

asthmaticillnasalpantingpuffingpulmonary

Example

More examples

"When Sneezy wasn't sneezing, he would start hiccupping."

Etymology

From Middle English fnesy, equivalent to sneeze + -y. For change of initial f to s see sneeze.

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