A SENTENCE FRAGMENT fails to be a sentence in the sense that it cannot stand by itself. It does not contain even one independent clause. There are several reasons why a group of words may seem to act like a sentence but not have the wherewithal to make it as a complete thought.
doozy (Noun) something that is extraordinary. Often used in the context of troublesome, difficult or problematic, but can be used positively as well. Most of the test was easy, but the last question was a doozy. Origin: American, from daisy (the flower), also 18th century and onward English slang for something excellent. May have been influenced by Eleonora Duse, Italian actress.
Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: 1  reedy, wheezy(adj) having a tone of a reed instrument. 2  reedy, reedlike(adj) resembling a reed in being upright and slender.