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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ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
Labor Day is usually a pretty sleepy holiday.
—Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
This year’s Labor Day weekend was so sleepy for movie ticket sales that a 50-year-old shark thriller chewed up and spit out most of the competition.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
On the surface, Gozo is a pleasantly sleepy island.
—AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Sleepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepy. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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