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Definition of sleepy
sleepier
;sleepiest
From the M-W Editors
Examples of sleepy in a Sentence
She felt sleepy and went to bed.
the sleepy children were carried up to bed
Recent Examples of sleepy from the Web
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On a sleepy summer evening, a batch of showers zipped through the Washington region.
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TACOMA, Washington—On an otherwise sleepy, slow work day, ahead of the 4th of July weekend, a mid-sized town about 30 miles outside of Seattle had slammed to a crawl.
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A sleepy summer day turned crazy in my little corner of the world yesterday with back-to-back bombshells.
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Eubank (who just last week was still playing an assassin at Spinning Tree) is a solid casting choice as the sleepy and sarcastic orange cat.
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An awakening appears to have taken place Sunday on a hot, sleepy afternoon spread over 3 hours, 43 minutes of game time at Globe Life Park.
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Throttle response is sleepy, and the G80 can feel hesitant when setting off from a stop, but once the wheels are rolling, any worry about pulling into traffic will quickly fade.
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While caffeine was not identified as coffee’s active ingredient until a century later in the early 1830s, its stimulating properties got the attention of early European politicians, who feared its ability wake the sleepy and the sluggish.
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With the county evolving from what was once a sleepy rural weekend vacation getaway for nearby city dwellers into a vibrant busy network of full-time communities, traffic has become a major challenge.
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First Known Use of sleepy
13th century
SLEEPY Defined for English Language Learners
sleepy
playDefinition of sleepy for English Language Learners
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: tired and ready to fall asleep
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: quiet and not active or busy
SLEEPY Defined for Kids
Medical Dictionary
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