sleepier; sleepiest
1
a
: ready to fall asleep
b
: of, relating to, or characteristic of sleep
2
: sluggish as if from sleep : lethargic
also
: having little activity
a sleepy coastal village
3
: sleep-inducing
Examples of sleepy in a Sentence
She felt sleepy and went to bed.
the sleepy children were carried up to bed
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Week 10 of the 2024 college football season is a bit light on top-25 matchups, but sleepy slates like this Saturday's often end up delivering the most chaos.
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Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
The three-part doc made in association with All3Media International reveals a macabre discovery that trust a sleepy Welsh Valleys village into the spotlight.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
Also, rituals of any kind are good, so my sleepy bedtime beverages are, if nothing else, an excellent soothing placebo.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
Howes and Petersen, sleepy and half dazed, took turns at the wheel on the long drive home.
—Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
The three-part doc made in association with All3Media International reveals a macabre discovery that trust a sleepy Welsh Valleys village into the spotlight.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
Also, rituals of any kind are good, so my sleepy bedtime beverages are, if nothing else, an excellent soothing placebo.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
Howes and Petersen, sleepy and half dazed, took turns at the wheel on the long drive home.
—Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Sleepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepy. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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