sleepy
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- adjective
- /ˈsliːpi/
:
somnoliento
- She was too sleepy to stay awake during the movie.
- feel sleepy
- sleepy while driving
- sleepy and tired
You are getting sleepy, wake up, it's time to party.
- You are getting sleepy, wake up, it's time to party.
- This is a happy little cat, but now he's a sleepy cat, just like you.
- You will be surprised at how sleepy that darkness will make you feel.
- So you want your baby to be sleepy but awake.
- Are you hot, cold, sleepy, thirsty?
- Oh, you've been so sleepy the last few nights.
- They have fragmented sleep at night time and they're sleepy during daytime.
- And the more of that chemical that builds up, the sleepier and sleepier you will feel.
- So I gave him these sleepy time gummies, like my little gummies.
- You are the load in the sleepy sound engineer.
Examples
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You will be surprised at how sleepy that darkness will make you feel.
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Look at this sleepy little baby.
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The moment when you say to me, I am sleepy now I am ready for bed.
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I am, oh, I am of the sleepy club this morning.
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And even then I get sleepy a lot of times.
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No, this is my sleepy face.
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I am getting sleepy, so let's wrap it up.
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Here's the little boy now very sleepy, very tired.
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She got sleepy, and she went into their bedroom.
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I am so sleepy.
Synonyms
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Needing rest or sleep because you have little energy
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2.7
Feeling sleepy and not fully awake, often because you are tired or bored
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8.4
Feeling sleepy or making you want to sleep
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4.3
Sleepy and likely to fall asleep
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5.3
Very tired and unable to keep your eyes open
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4.6
Feeling sleepy or making you want to sleep
Calm and quiet in a way that makes you feel sleepy
A calm, quiet mood that makes you feel sleepy
Having a sleepy, calm feeling that makes you relax
Antonyms
Compounds
- Archaic
A serious brain illness that causes sudden deep sleep, muscle weakness, and eye paralysis
How Sleepy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sleepy comes from the simple word sleep plus the ending -y, which means 'full of' or 'like'. So sleepy literally means 'full of sleep', which is why it describes feeling ready to fall asleep.