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sleepy Definition


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sleepy
adj sleepier, sleepiest
    1. Feeling the desire or need to sleep; drowsy.
      Thesaurus: tired, drowsy, dull, sluggish, lethargic, slow, torpid; Antonym: alert, restless.
    2. Suggesting sleep or drowsiness.
      Example: sleepy music
    3. Characterized by quietness and a lack of activity.
      Example: a sleepy village
Derivative: sleepily
adverb
    Derivative: sleepiness
    noun
      Etymology: 13c.



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