sleepy

  • 21sleepy — adjective 1 tired: The warmth from the fire made her feel sleepy. 2 a sleepy town or village is very quiet and not much happens there sleepily adverb sleepiness noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22sleepy — adjective 1) she felt very sleepy Syn: drowsy, tired, somnolent, heavy eyed; informal dopey 2) a sleepy little village Syn: quiet, peaceful, tranquil, placid, slow moving, dull …

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  • 23sleepy — sleep•y [[t]ˈsli pi[/t]] adj. sleep•i•er, sleep•i•est 1) ready or inclined to sleep; drowsy 2) of or showing drowsiness 3) lethargic; inactive: a sleepy village[/ex] 4) inducing sleep; soporific: sleepy warmth[/ex] • Etymology: 1175–1225… …

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  • 24sleepy —   Maka hiamoe, molohai, molohi, malohi.   Also: mania; maniawai (especially after bathing); mōlelehu, olelehu, lelehu, poluhi, niolo, nipo.    ♦ Sleepy day, ōheahea ka lā.    ♦ To cause to be sleepy, ho omania …

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  • 25sleepy — adj. (sleepier, sleepiest) 1 drowsy; ready for sleep; about to fall asleep. 2 lacking activity or bustle (a sleepy little town). 3 habitually indolent, unobservant, etc. Phrases and idioms: sleepy sickness encephalitis lethargica, an infection of …

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  • 26sleepy — adjective (sleepier; est) Date: 13th century 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. sl …

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  • 27sleepy — 1. adjective Tired; feeling the need for sleep. Syn: tired 2. noun The gum that builds up in the eye. Did he always leave the sleepy in his eyes? Never removed it; let it build up in the comers of his eyes over …

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  • 28sleepy — [ˈsliːpi] adj 1) feeling tired and wanting to sleep 2) a sleepy place is very quiet and does not have much activity sleepily adv …

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  • 29sleepy — /ˈslipi/ (say sleepee) adjective (sleepier, sleepiest) 1. ready or inclined to sleep; drowsy. 2. of or showing drowsiness. 3. languid; languorous. 4. lethargic; sluggish. 5. quiet: a sleepy village. 6. inducing sleep. {sleep + y1} –sleepily,&#8230; …

  • 30Sleepy People (British rock band) — Sleepy People (later renamed Blue Apple Boy) were/are a British psychedelic rock band known for their eccentric and energetic songs and live act, and for incubating three of the five future members of short lived (but briefly famous) Britpop band …

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