The droning synthesizers and muted percussion can feed a languid, dozy mood, or they can just seem self-indulgently boring, depending on the listener's mood and taste.
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Dozy
Synonyms for "dozy" (192 found)
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Closest matches (39)
Strong matches (57)
Adjective(48 words)
dimdim-bulbdim-headeddim-witteddoltishdottereldotydragging one's taildulldull-headeddull-mindeddull-witteddumbdumb as a bag of hammersdumb as a box of rocksdumb as a doorknobdumb as a postdumb as a sack of hammersdumb as an oxdumb as dirt
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dumber than a box of rocksdumber than a rockdunderheadedempty-headedeyelids at half-mastfatheadedfatuousfeeble-mindedflea-brainedfoolishforwornfuckwittedfuzzy-headedfuzzy-mindedhalf-brainedhalf-wittedhammer-headedheadasshypersomnolentidioticimbecilicinaneinsipidintellectually challengedjolterheadedknuckleheadedlacklusterlamebrained
Related words (96)
Adjective(85 words)
lowbrowlumpishlunkheadedmeatheadedmentally challengedmentally retardedmindlessmolderingmonosynapticmoronicmuttonheadednappishnittynitwittednodding offnot the sharpest crayon in the boxnot the sharpest knife in the drawernot the sharpest tool in the shednumbskulledoafish
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obtuseoscitantout of steampeabrainedprattypudding-headedpuerilepurblindputrefacientputrefactiveputrescentputridquarter-wittedretardedrockheadedrottensharp as a bowling ballsheep-headedshit-for-brainssimplesleepboundsleepfulsleepishsleepyslombryslowslow on the uptakeslow-wittedsluggishslumberfulslumberousslumbersomeslumberysmooth-brainedsnoozysomniculoussomnolentsomnolescentstolidstupidthickthick as a brickthick as a plankthick as a whale omelettethick as champthick as mincethick as pig shitthick as two short planksthick-skulledthickheadedthickwittedtiredunapprehensiveuncleverunderbrainedunintelligentunsmartvacantvacuouswitlesswooden-headedwoodenheadedwool-headedwoolly-headedwoolly-minded
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Translations
22 translations across 13 languages.
Assamese
2 entries- কলাঘুমটীয়া adj (sleepy)
- কলামলা adj (sleepy)
Bulgarian
2 entries- сънен adj (sleepy)
- сънлив adj (sleepy)
Czech
4 entries- malátný adj (sleepy)
- mátožný adj (sleepy)
- natvrdlý adj (intellectually slow)
- ospalý adj (sleepy)
Dutch
1 entries- slaperig adj (sleepy)
French
1 entries- somnolent adj (sleepy)
German
1 entries- dösig adj (intellectually slow)
Greek
2 entries- αποκοιμισμένος adj (sleepy)
- αποκοιμισμένος adj (intellectually slow)
Italian
2 entries- assonnato adj (sleepy)
- insonnolito adj (sleepy)
Latin
1 entries- sopōrus adj (sleepy)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- طالغین adj (sleepy)
- مخمور adj (sleepy)
Polish
1 entries- śpiący adj (sleepy)
Russian
1 entries- со́нный adj (sleepy)
Spanish
1 entries- adormecido adj (sleepy)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Jim is a dozy child.
Source: wiktionary
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