yawny en · ADJ
Etymology
From yawn + -y.
Meanings
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Prone to yawning.
Waking up in the small room, you feel dull, stupid, gloomy, oppressed, yawny, lax, and all unstrung in body and mind...
1848, Orson Squire Fowler, A Home for All:
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Sounding like a yawn.
I drew the deepest, yawniest breath I could fake and swiftly lifted my right arm.
2011, Craig Groeschel, Love, Sex, and Happily Ever After, page 13:
- Boring, uninteresting, causing yawns.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| yawnier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| yawniest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (2)
es bostezante (Translations) · es bostezador (Translations)