sleepier; sleepiest
1
a
: ready to fall asleep
b
: of, relating to, or characteristic of sleep
2
: sluggish as if from sleep : lethargic
also
: having little activity
a sleepy coastal village
3
: sleep-inducing
Examples of sleepy in a Sentence
She felt sleepy and went to bed.
the sleepy children were carried up to bed
Recent Examples on the Web
That sparked the scientists to look back at the galaxy’s sleepy past using archived images and spectra from six different telescopes.
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Daniel Clery, science.org, 3 July 2024
Following a sleepy San Diego Comic-Con last summer due to the actors strike, this year’s confab is about to explode with the return of Marvel Studios to Hall H, per sources.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 June 2024
In the north of Long Beach Island, Barnegat Light feels like a tell-tale summer colony with nice houses and a sleepy appeal.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2024
Overlooking certain signals can happen in an instant while the Moon drifts through your sleepy 12th house.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
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Daniel Clery, science.org, 3 July 2024
Following a sleepy San Diego Comic-Con last summer due to the actors strike, this year’s confab is about to explode with the return of Marvel Studios to Hall H, per sources.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 June 2024
In the north of Long Beach Island, Barnegat Light feels like a tell-tale summer colony with nice houses and a sleepy appeal.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2024
Overlooking certain signals can happen in an instant while the Moon drifts through your sleepy 12th house.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
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“Sleepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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