Meaning
3 sensesProne to sneeze with little (if any) nasal agitation.
I feel sneezy.
inclined to sneeze
(informal)Characterised by sneezes.
I had a very sneezy cold.
(informal)Resembling a sneeze.
There was a sneezy sound from behind the hedge.
Examples
2 sentencesAll over the shop floated the sneezy stuff.
When Sneezy wasn't sneezing, he would start hiccupping.
ruКогда Чихун не чихал, он начинал икать. — Ooneykcall
Origin
From Middle English fnesy, equivalent to sneeze + -y. For change of initial f to s see sneFrom Middle English fnesy, equivalent to sneeze + -y. For change of initial f to s see sneeze.
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Forms
sneezier, sneeziestWord family
3 related wordsRelatedsneeze
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.