dozily

/dˈoʊzili/ adv

In a dozy manner.

Word Origin From Old Norse dúsa 'to doze' — to doze is to sleep lightly. Dozily means in a sleepy, sluggish manner. The adjective dozy adds the -y suffix, and -ly turns it into an adverb. The word captures that half-awake state. Related: doze (verb/noun), doziness (the state of being dozy).

adv In a dozy manner.

The cat stretched dozily in the afternoon sun before settling back into its nap.

(副词) 昏昏欲睡地;困倦地

猫在午后的阳光下昏昏欲睡地伸了个懒腰,然后继续打盹。

(adverbio) De manera adormilada; con somnolencia.

El gato se estiró somnolientamente bajo el sol de la tarde antes de volver a dormitar.

(adverbe) somnolement; d'un air endormi; de manière ensommeillée [De manière somnolente, avec une envie marquée de dormir.]

Le chat s'étirait dozily au soleil de l'après-midi avant de se rendormir paisiblement.

(Adverb) schläfrig; dösig [Auf eine schläfrige, träge oder benommene Weise.]

Die Katze streckte sich **dozily** in der Nachmittagssonne, bevor sie sich wieder zum Schlafen niederließ.

(副詞) うとうとした様子で、眠そうに。

猫は午後の日差しの中で眠そうに伸びをしてから、再び眠りに戻った。

(advérbio) sonolentamente; letargicamente; de modo sonolento; preguiçosamente [De modo sonolento; de maneira letárgica.]

O gato se espreguiçou sonolento sob o sol da tarde antes de voltar a cochilar.

Word parts: doze + y + ly

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