"yawny" meaning in English

See yawny in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: yawnier [comparative], yawniest [superlative]
Etymology: yawn + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|yawn|y}} yawn + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} yawny (comparative yawnier, superlative yawniest)
  1. Prone to yawning.
    Sense id: en-yawny-en-adj-a1WVWez8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 11 48
  2. Sounding like a yawn.
    Sense id: en-yawny-en-adj--2R3AjuS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 11 48
  3. Boring, uninteresting, causing yawns.
    Sense id: en-yawny-en-adj-Qzs5GjPw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 11 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 30 22 47

Inflected forms

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