Doziest - English meaning

adjective

Sleepy and lethargic; half asleep.

Usage examples:

The wine had made her drowsy

adjective

Feeling sleepy esp. when it is not the usual time to sleep

Usage examples:

The room is so warm it’s making me drowsy.

adjective

Drained of energy or vitality.

Usage examples:

Daniel felt too enervated to resist

verb

Make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality.

Usage examples:

The heat enervated us all

verb

Past simple and past participle of enervate

verb

Cause (someone) to feel exhausted.

Usage examples:

They were fatigued by their journey

noun

Extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness.

Usage examples:

He was nearly dead with fatigue

noun

Weakness in metal or other materials caused by repeated variations of stress.

Usage examples:

Metal fatigue

adjective

(of a person) avoiding work; lazy.

Usage examples:

Idle students

verb

Spend time doing nothing.

Usage examples:

Four men were idling outside the shop

adjective

Not working, not active, or doing nothing

Usage examples:

Idle factories, the machines are standing idle because there are no spare parts., idle speculation,…

adjective

Not engaging in or involving any or much physical activity.

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An inactive lifestyle

adjective

Doing nothing

Usage examples:

Knee surgery will keep him physically inactive for two months., about half of the club members are …

adjective

Doing nothing or not doing what you have usually done

Usage examples:

An inactive member of an advisory board, voters who have not participated in an election in three y…

adjective

Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.

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They were indolent and addicted to a life of pleasure

adjective

Without real interest or effort; lazy

Usage examples:

I was an indolent creature who could not imagine action.

adjective

(of a person, manner, or gesture) having or showing a disinclination for physical exertion or effort.

Usage examples:

His languid demeanour irritated her

adjective

Lacking energy, or causing a lack of energy or enthusiasm

Usage examples:

He sat on the porch enjoying the delicious, languid warmth of a summer afternoon.

adjective

Unwilling to work or use energy.

Usage examples:

He was too lazy to cook

adjective

Affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic.

Usage examples:

I felt tired and a little lethargic

adjective

Lacking in energy; feeling unwilling or unable to do anything

adjective

(of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm.

Usage examples:

Bouts of listless depression

adjective

Tired and weak, and lacking energy or interest

Usage examples:

As the tennis match continued in the 90° heat, his play grew listless and he made a number of errors.

adjective

Used to describe an economy, stock market, etc. in which there is not much activity or trade

Usage examples:

Stocks closed mixed in listless trading ahead of saturday's presidential elections.

adjective

Needing or ready for sleep.

Usage examples:

The wine had made her sleepy

adjective

Tired and needing sleep

Usage examples:

She stumbled sleepily into the bathroom.

adjective

Lazy.

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Fatigue made him slothful

adjective

Moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed; not quick or fast.

Usage examples:

Until recently diesel cars were slow and noisy

adverb

At a slow pace; slowly.

Usage examples:

The train went slower and slower

verb

Reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process.

Usage examples:

The train slowed to a halt

adjective

Sleepy; drowsy.

Usage examples:

My thesaurus lists all these unattractive equivalents indolent, somnolent, lumpish, torpid, slack, …

adjective

Almost sleeping, or causing sleep

Usage examples:

A somnolent summer's afternoon, the somnolent villages further north

adjective

In need of sleep or rest; weary.

Usage examples:

Fisher rubbed his tired eyes

verb

Feel or cause to feel in need of rest or sleep.

Usage examples:

Soon the ascent grew steeper and he began to tire

adjective

Mentally or physically inactive; lethargic.

Usage examples:

We sat around in a torpid state

plural noun

(at oxford university) a series of races for eight-oared rowing boats held in hilary term.

Usage examples:

In my first year i rowed in torpids

adjective

Not active; moving or thinking slowly, especially as a result of being lazy or feeling that you want to sleep

Usage examples:

If you have a sudden loss of cabin pressure at 20,000 feet, passengers will become torpid and then …

adjective

Lacking energy or vigour.

Usage examples:

I felt lethargic and unenergetic, and going into work was the last thing i wanted to do

adjective

Feeling or showing extreme tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion.

Usage examples:

He gave a long, weary sigh

verb

Cause to become tired.

Usage examples:

She was wearied by her persistent cough

adjective

Very tired, esp. from hard work

Usage examples:

Even my brain is weary tonight!, i dragged myself wearily out of bed., my weariness was so great, i…