Definitions for sleepy
ˈsli pisleepy

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sleepy, sleepy-eyed, sleepyheaded(adj)

   ready to fall asleep

   "beginning to feel sleepy"; "a sleepy-eyed child with drooping eyelids"; "sleepyheaded students"

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1. sleepy(Noun)

   The gum that builds up in the eye

2. sleepy(Adjective)

   Tired; feeling the need for sleep.

3. sleepy(Adjective)

   Suggesting tiredness.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sleepy(noun)

   drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep

2. Sleepy(noun)

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

3. Sleepy(noun)

   dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish

4. Sleepy(noun)

   characterized by an absence of watchfulness; as, sleepy security

Origin: [AS. slpig. See Sleep, n.]

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1. Sleepy

   Sleepy is an original novel written by Kate Orman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Bernice, Chris and Roz. It is part of the "Psi Powers series".

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1. sleepy

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sleepy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sleepy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of sleepy in a Sentence

1. Janet Kennedy:

   If you aren't sleepy, your body won't settle down.

2. Frank Zappa:

   I think it is good that books still exist, but they make me sleepy.

3. Steve Orma:

   Sunlight will decrease the release of melatonin, a hormone that makes us sleepy.

4. Professor Ancoli-Israel:

   The second you start feeling tense, go into another room until you start feeling sleepy.

5. Unknown:

   Blessed is the person who is too busy to worry in the daytime and too sleepy to worry at night.

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