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sleepily

adverb

Definition of sleepilynext
as in lifelessly

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Recent Examples of sleepily The Guayrá was still covered in a thick mist at that early hour, but the man was out in the middle of the square, looking down into the well and thinking sleepily about something. — Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026 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
Adverb
  • Many spent the hours of downtime chatting about the case; others read books or idly gazed out the lofty courthouse windows.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Listen Listening is much more than sitting back and idly taking in information.
    — Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of idly

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“Sleepily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleepily. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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