Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Ready for or needing sleep.
- adjective Sluggish from sleep.
- adjective Inducing sleep.
- adjective Inactive; quiet.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Overcome with sleep; sleeping.
- Inclined to sleep; drowsy.
- Languid; dull; inactive; sluggish.
- Tending to induce sleep; sleep-producing; soporific.
- Decaying internally: said of fruit. See blet, v. i.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep.
- adjective Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous.
- adjective Dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish.
- adjective Characterized by an absence of watchfulness.
- adjective (Zoöl.) the ruddy duck.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Tired ; feeling the need forsleep . - adjective Suggesting
tiredness . - adjective Tending to
induce sleep;soporific . - adjective
dull ;lazy ;heavy ;sluggish - noun informal The
gum that builds up in theeye
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective ready to fall asleep
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Examples
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I'm so sleepy, is this contest still going on, has billary claimed to be the president yet by default?
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This has been an eventful week in sleepy little Lerdo.
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As a resident of B-o-S, I think you have captured an accurate tale of life in sleepy Burnham.
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Remember, The generally accepted thing about the tryptophan in turkey making you sleepy is a myth.
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I would be more concerned about her ripping it out all makeshift Tracheotomy-style in sleepy grumpy rage.
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A few burglaries is hardly a "spree" but a few here in sleepy Wallingford caused one of the town fathers to give a short speech at the recent meeting.
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A few burglaries is hardly a "spree" but a few here in sleepy Wallingford caused one of the town fathers to give a short speech at the recent meeting.
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A few burglaries is hardly a "spree" but a few here in sleepy Wallingford caused one of the town fathers to give a short speech at the recent meeting.
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A few burglaries is hardly a "spree" but a few here in sleepy Wallingford caused one of the town fathers to give a short speech at the recent meeting.
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A few burglaries is hardly a "spree" but a few here in sleepy Wallingford caused one of the town fathers to give a short speech at the recent meeting.
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