sleepy

[SleepĀ·y]

When you're sleepy, you're tired or drowsy. Snow White's dwarf who is always yawning? That's Sleepy!

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Drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep.

Adjective S.
ready to fall asleep; "beginning to feel sleepy"; "a sleepy-eyed child with drooping eyelids"; "sleepyheaded students"


n.
Drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep.

n.
Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as, a sleepy drink or potion.

n.
Dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish.

n.
Characterized by an absence of watchfulness; as, sleepy security.


Sleepy

Sleep"y , a. [Compar. Sleepier ; superl. Sleepiest.] [AS. slpig. See Sleep, n.] 1. Drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep. Shak.
She waked her sleepy crew.
2. Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as, a sleepy drink or potion. Chaucer. 3. Dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish. Shak.
'Tis not sleepy business; But must be looked to speedily and strongly.
4. Characterized by an absence of watchfulness; as, sleepy security. Sleepy duck (Zo'94l.), the ruddy duck.

Drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep.

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Usage Examples

A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as useless, to resist.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.

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