Yawny

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Prone to yawning.

    "Waking up in the small room, you feel dull, stupid, gloomy, oppressed, yawny, lax, and all unstrung in body and mind..."

  2. 2
    Sounding like a yawn.

    "I drew the deepest, yawniest breath I could fake and swiftly lifted my right arm."

  3. 3
    Boring, uninteresting, causing yawns.

Synonyms

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anesthetizedboringcomatosedopeddreamydrowsy

Example

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"Waking up in the small room, you feel dull, stupid, gloomy, oppressed, yawny, lax, and all unstrung in body and mind..."

Etymology

From yawn + -y.

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