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sleepy |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sleepy \Sleep"y\, a. [Compar. {Sleepier}; superl. {Sleepiest}.] [AS. sl?pig. See {Sleep}, n.] 1. Drowsy; inclined to or overcome by sleep. --Shak. She waked her sleepy crew. --Dryden. 2. Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as a sleepy drink or potion. --Chaucer. 3. Dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish. --Shak. 'Tis not sleepy business; But must be looked to speedily and strongly. --Shak. 4. Characterized by an absence of watchfulness; as sleepy security. {Sleepy duck} (Zo["o]l.), the ruddy duck. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sleepy adj : ready to fall asleep; "beginning to feel sleepy"; "a sleepy-eyed child with drooping eyelids"; "sleepyheaded students" [syn: {sleepy-eyed}, {sleepyheaded}]
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