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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In particular, Griffin wishes to capture the voice of a local woman who, once Jim arrives in this sleepy but sinister community, turns out to have recently gone missing.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
The Lick On an otherwise unremarkable day, a young woman in a gray Chevy Impala pulled up to the front of a sprawling modern home in a sleepy Florida town.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
At that point, the parasite disrupts brain regions that regulate circadian rhythm, causing patients to become sleepy during the day and awake at night.
—Fran Kritz, NPR, 16 Mar. 2026
Schatzline, a stubbled, sleepy-eyed man in his early thirties, gave an opening prayer.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
The Lick On an otherwise unremarkable day, a young woman in a gray Chevy Impala pulled up to the front of a sprawling modern home in a sleepy Florida town.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
At that point, the parasite disrupts brain regions that regulate circadian rhythm, causing patients to become sleepy during the day and awake at night.
—Fran Kritz, NPR, 16 Mar. 2026
Schatzline, a stubbled, sleepy-eyed man in his early thirties, gave an opening prayer.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Sleepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepy. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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