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adjective

Sleepy adj. (compar. sleepier; superl. sleepiest)

Drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep. "She waked her sleepy crew."

Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as, a sleepy drink or potion.

Dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish. "'Tis not sleepy business; But must be looked to speedily and strongly."

Characterized by an absence of watchfulness; as, sleepy security.

Sleepy duck (Zool.), the ruddy duck.

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Etymology of 'Sleepy'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Sleepy" Quotes from Famous Books

... rose at break of day, and sometimes even before it; but ere I had closed my eyes, I again heard, apparently coming from far off, the same sound which had attracted Charley's notice. It appeared to me more like the howl of a wolf than the cry of a night-bird, but I was too sleepy to pay ...

— Adventures in the Far West • W.H.G. Kingston

... wide at this reply, then seemed to see the joke and joined in the laugh with such heartiness that Aunt Plenty's voice was heard demanding from above with sleepy anxiety: "Is ...

— Rose in Bloom - A Sequel to "Eight Cousins" • Louisa May Alcott

... when she loved to hunt out of doors, Miss Kitty Cat was far from appearing sleepy. She roamed about the fields, or crept through the tree-tops with a stealthy tread and a tigerish working of her tail. Folk smaller than Miss Kitty never cared to meet her at such times. They knew that she would spring upon them if she had a chance. So they took good care ...

— The Tale of Miss Kitty Cat - Slumber-Town Tales • Arthur Scott Bailey

... to the window and looked out into the street. Then she turned towards Agatha, who had again opened her eyes. Bertha quickly tried to begin a fresh conversation, and told her about the new costume which she had ordered in the forenoon, but Agatha was too sleepy even to answer. Bertha had no wish to put her cousin out, and took her departure. She decided to wait for Frau Rupius in the street. Agatha seemed very pleased when Bertha got ready to go. She became more cordial than she had been at ...

— Bertha Garlan • Arthur Schnitzler

... open door of the galley, where the cross, sleepy cook was coaxing his stove to burn, a path of light lay across the deck, showing a slice of steel bulwark with ropes coiled on the pins, and above it the arched foot of the mainsail. In the darkness forward, where the port watch of the Villingen was beginning the sea ...

— The Second Class Passenger • Perceval Gibbon

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