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sleep⋅y

  [slee-pee]
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–adjective, sleep⋅i⋅er, sleep⋅i⋅est.
1. ready or inclined to sleep; drowsy.
2. of or showing drowsiness.
3. languid; languorous: a sleepy gesture.
4. lethargic; sluggish: a sleepy brook.
5. quiet: a sleepy village.
6. inducing sleep; soporific: sleepy warmth.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME; see sleep, -y 1

Related forms:
sleep⋅i⋅ly, adverb
sleep⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. tired, somnolent, slumberous.
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sleep·y   (slē'pē)   
adj.   sleep·i·er, sleep·i·est
    1. Ready for or needing sleep.
    2. Sluggish from sleep.
  2. Inducing sleep.
  3. Inactive; quiet: a sleepy rural town.
sleep'i·ly adv., sleep'i·ness n.
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Sleepy

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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : sleepy
Spanish: somnoliento, soñoliento, adormecido,
German: schläfrig,
Japanese: 眠い
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Main Entry: sleepy
Pronunciation: 'slE-pE
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: sleep·i·er; -est
: ready to fall asleep —sleep·i·ness /-pE-n&s/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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