dozy
/ˈdəʊzi/adjective
उच्चारण डोज़ी
उनींदा, ऊँघता हुआ, सुस्त
Core word
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feeling sleepy and lazy
उनींदा, ऊँघता हुआ, सुस्त
- The heavy lunch made everyone feel dozy.
- a dozy summer afternoon
- I felt dozy after the long train journey.
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- The dozy cat lay in the sun all afternoon.
- The warm room made the students dozy during the last lecture.
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British, informal
stupid and slow to understand things
मंदबुद्धि, बुद्धू, सुस्त दिमाग का
- You dozy thing, you've locked the keys inside!
- I was too dozy to notice that the bus had already left.
- Some dozy driver blocked the whole road.
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- I was too dozy to notice the mistake in my answer.
- Don't be so dozy; read the question properly.
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feel / look / be dozy
Dozy follows be, feel or look to describe a sleepy state, usually after a meal or in warm weather.
'Dozy' अनुभव या लगने के रूप में be, feel, look के बाद आकर उनींदी अवस्था बताता है।
- The warm room made me feel dozy.
- He looked dozy after lunch.
a dozy + noun
Before a noun it can mean sleepy or, in informal British English, slow-witted and silly.
Noun से पहले इसका अर्थ उनींदा या अनौपचारिक ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में सुस्त बुद्धि वाला भी हो सकता है।
- A dozy clerk lost the file.
- It was a dozy afternoon in the village.
dozy of sb
In informal talk, how dozy of you means how stupid of you.
अनौपचारिक बातचीत में 'how dozy of you' का अर्थ 'कितनी मूर्खता है' होता है।
- How dozy of me to forget the tickets!
dozy vs drowsy
Dozy has the extra informal meaning of being stupid. Drowsy is purely sleepy and more neutral.
'Dozy' का अतिरिक्त अनौपचारिक अर्थ मूर्ख होना भी है; 'drowsy' केवल उनींदा है और अधिक तटस्थ है।
- The medicine made her drowsy.
dozy vs sleepy
Sleepy is neutral and can be used about a place; dozy is more informal and may also criticise someone.
'Sleepy' तटस्थ है और स्थान के लिए भी चलता है; 'dozy' अधिक अनौपचारिक है और आलोचना भी कर सकता है।
- It was a sleepy village, and the dozy shopkeeper never noticed customers.
doze (verb) and dozy (adjective)
The related verb is doze, which takes off: doze off means to fall lightly asleep. Dozy is only an adjective.
संबंधित क्रिया 'doze' है, जिसके साथ 'off' आता है: doze off। 'Dozy' केवल adjective है।
- He dozed off in the train and woke up feeling dozy.
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adverb + dozy
slightlyrathera bitprettyso
- I felt a bit dozy in the afternoon lecture.
dozy + noun
fooldriverclerkheatafternoonlook
- The dozy driver missed the turning.
verb + dozy
feellookseemgetbecome
- Students get dozy after a heavy lunch.
cause of dozy
after lunchin the heatin the monsoon hazelate at night
- The hot sun on the veranda made everyone dozy.
dozy + noun (people)
boylotpupilofficialassistant
- The dozy assistant forgot to lock the door.
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- Radhika felt dozy during the last period.
राधिका को आख़िरी पीरियड में नींद आ रही थी।
- Don't be so dozy, check the bag before you leave!
इतने सुस्त मत बनो, निकलने से पहले बैग देख लो!
- A dozy guard failed to notice the thief.
एक ऊँघते चौकीदार को चोर का पता नहीं चला।
- The afternoon sun made the whole town dozy.
दोपहर की धूप ने पूरे कस्बे को ऊँघता बना दिया।
- Cold medicine can leave you dozy and slow.
सर्दी की दवा आपको उनींदा और सुस्त कर सकती है।
- The old watchman looked dozy as the afternoon train passed.
दोपहर की रेलगाड़ी गुज़रते समय बूढ़ा चौकीदार ऊँघता दिख रहा था।
- The dozy hum of bees filled the garden at noon.
दोपहर में बगीचा मधुमक्खियों की ऊँघती भनभनाहट से भर गया था।