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Sleepy

Sleepy Meaning & Definition
Sleepy Definition And Meaning

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

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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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