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
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Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
The sleepy town offers an escape from the desert, with giant pines and green landscapes.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The scandal has jolted the somewhat sleepy Virginia statewide races as Democrats hope to flip the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the attorney general seats.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2025
Unlike Bacalar, which is relatively new to tourism, Tulum has been transformed from a sleepy backwater into a pumping party town.
—Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sleepy
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“Sleepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepy. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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