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- the sleepy children were carried up to bed
Synonyms for sleepy
- dozy,
- drowsy,
- slumberous
- (or slumbrous),
- somnolent
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- a sleepy little town on the coast
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- the sleepy drone of his voice made staying awake a challenge
Synonyms for sleepy
- drowsy,
- hypnotic,
- narcotic,
- opiate,
- slumberous
- (or slumbrous),
- somniferous,
- somnolent,
- soporific
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- a sleepy party that was mostly attended by the same boring people I work with
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“Sleepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleepy. Accessed 27 Sep. 2020.
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The first known use of sleepy was in the 13th century
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