sneezy (adj.)

1800, from sneeze (n.) + -y (2).

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"act of sneezing," 1640s, from sneeze (v.).

adjective suffix, "full of or characterized by," from Old English -ig, from Proto-Germanic *-iga- (source also of Dutch, Danish, German -ig, Gothic -egs), from PIE -(i)ko-, adjectival suffix, cognate with elements in Greek -ikos, Latin -icus (see -ic). Originally added to nouns in Old English; used from 13c. with verbs, and by 15c. even with other adjectives (for example crispy).

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Definitions of sneezy

sneezy (adj.)

inclined to sneeze;

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