About The Word Sleepy
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Sleepy
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What's The Definition Of Sleepy?
[adj] ready to fall asleep; "beginning to feel sleepy"; "a sleepy-eyed child with drooping eyelids"; "sleepyheaded students"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sleepy: asleep(p) | sleepy-eyed | sleepyheaded Related Terms | Find terms related to Sleepy: See Also | Sleepy In Webster's Dictionary \Sleep"y\, a. [Compar. {Sleepier}; superl. {Sleepiest}.]
[AS. sl?pig. See {Sleep}, n.]
1. Drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep. --Shak.
She waked her sleepy crew. --Dryden.
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. --Shak.
4. Characterized by an absence of watchfulness; as, sleepy
security.
{Sleepy duck} (Zo["o]l.), the ruddy duck.
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