What does sleepy mean?

Definitions for sleepy
ˈsli pisleep·y

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sleepy, sleepy-eyed, sleepyheadedadjective

    ready to fall asleep

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

Wiktionary

  1. sleepynoun

    The gum that builds up in the eye

  2. sleepyadjective

    Tired; feeling the need for sleep.

  3. sleepyadjective

    Suggesting tiredness.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Sleepyadjective

    Etymology: from sleep.

    Why did you bring these daggers from the place?
    They must lie there. Go, carry them and smear
    The sleepy grooms with blood. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

    She wak’d her sleepy crew,
    And rising hasty, took a short adieu. Dryden.

    We will give you sleepy drinks, that your senses unintelligent of our insufficience, may, though they cannot praise us, as little accuse us. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

    Let such bethink them, if the sleepy drench
    Of that forgetful lake benumb not still. John Milton.

    I sleeped about eight hours, and no wonder; for the physicians had mingled a sleepy potion in the wine. Gulliver.

Wikipedia

  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".

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sleepynoun

    drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep

  2. Sleepynoun

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

  3. Sleepynoun

    dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish

  4. Sleepynoun

    characterized by an absence of watchfulness; as, sleepy security

  5. Etymology: [AS. slpig. See Sleep, n.]

Freebase

  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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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. Raj Dasgupta:

    The bright light of a TV, computer or smartphone can affect your sleep patterns and keep you alert when you should be getting sleepy, sleeping is something you’ve done your whole life, but the older you get, the harder it can get to fall sleep, so practice good sleep hygiene.

  2. Frank Zappa:

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

  3. Marissa Yap:

    So you're very sleepy, but you're still doing your work. I really appreciate that.

  4. Patricia Bannan:

    Tea at night is great, it’s relaxing, but you want to go for decaffeinated tea, or an herbal tea, which is naturally decaffeinated. Chamomile is also great, because it’s naturally a ‘sleepy-time’ herb.

  5. Serena Williams:

    I had this amazing energy but now I am incredible sleepy. I didn't go to bed till three. I didn't go to bed till 3 a.m..

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