snoozy

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English

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Etymology

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From snooze +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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snoozy (comparative snoozier, superlative snooziest) (informal)

  1. Sleep-inducing; tedious.
    • 2007 October 7, Lawrence Ulrich, “Same Carriage, Fresh Horses”, in New York Times[1]:
      While the basic automatic-transmission 528xi takes a snoozy 7.6 seconds to reach 60 miles an hour, the 535xi blazes there in 5.6 seconds, a remarkable two-second advantage.
  2. Sleepy; drowsy.
    • 2011, Fiona Gibson, Babyface:
      She places the snoozy child in the car seat at her feet.