sleepy
IPA: sɫˈipi
noun
- (informal, uncountable or in the plural) The gum that builds up in the eye; sleep, gound.
- (Australia) Shingleback.
adjective
- Tired; feeling the need for sleep.
- Suggesting tiredness.
- Tending to induce sleep.
- (figurative) Dull; lazy.
- (figurative) Quiet; without bustle or activity.
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Examples of "sleepy" in Sentences
- This has been an eventful week in sleepy little Lerdo.
- As a resident of B-o-S, I think you have captured an accurate tale of life in sleepy Burnham.
- Remember, The generally accepted thing about the tryptophan in turkey making you sleepy is a myth.
- I'm so sleepy, is this contest still going on, has billary claimed to be the president yet by default?
- I would be more concerned about her ripping it out all makeshift Tracheotomy-style in sleepy grumpy rage.
- A few burglaries is hardly a "spree" but a few here in sleepy Wallingford caused one of the town fathers to give a short speech at the recent meeting.
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