sleepily

adverb

Definition of sleepilynext
as in lifelessly

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Recent Examples of sleepily The vehicles parked outside Hereford House, a grand Victorian-era building, and a mass of figures emerged sleepily, lugging suitcases and mountains of musical equipment. — Longreads, 5 Mar. 2026 At first, the reception started out, well, sleepily. — Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 14 Nov. 2025 Thankfully, as Hank sleepily confesses, James got away. — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025 CaseSafe owners can track their luggage in real time for every step of the journey, from checking it in to sleepily retrieving the bag after a red-eye. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleepily
  1. lifelessly
  2. idly
Adverb
  • The football hopped over rookie kicker returner Kaleb Johnson’s shoulder and sat lifelessly in the end zone as Johnson headed toward the sideline.
    — Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Definition of lifelessly
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  • Gosha, a local station master, has a side-hustle of his own, turning a blind eye while bootleggers siphon diesel from the tankers that sit idly on the train tracks.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 July 2026
  • The West Bank has seen a surge of settler violence – some with instances of Israeli soldiers standing idly by – in conjunction with the Israeli government rapidly expanding settlements throughout the territory.
    — Kaanita Iyer, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Definition of idly

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