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Meaning of 'sleepy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sleepy [ n.]
- Drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep.
- Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as, a sleepy drink or potion.
- Dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish.
- Characterized by an absence of watchfulness; as, sleepy security.

Meaning of 'sleepy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sleepy [ s]
Meaning (1):
- ready to fall asleep
Example in sentence:
  • a sleepy-eyed child with drooping eyelids;
  • beginning to feel sleepy;
  • sleepyheaded students

Nearby Words:

sle sleave sleaved sleaving sleaziness sleazy sled sledded sledding sledge

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