sleepy
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sleepy (ˈsliːpɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , sleepier, sleepiest | |
| 1. | inclined to or needing sleep; drowsy |
| 2. | characterized by or exhibiting drowsiness, sluggishness, etc |
| 3. | conducive to sleep; soporific |
| 4. | without activity or bustle: a sleepy town |
| 'sleepily | |
| —adv | |
| 'sleepiness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
During that time he did not feel sleepy or tired and did not show any disorders of mood, memory, or anxiety.
It charged airlines as much as it was allowed to by a sleepy regulator.
They never ceased to be anything but sleepy old commercial bankers.
Some won't be able to, because they haven't the vocabulary or the math skills, or they're sleepy from their other jobs.
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