sleepier; sleepiest
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
: sleep-inducing
Examples of sleepy in a Sentence
She felt sleepy and went to bed.
the sleepy children were carried up to bed
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It is situated next to a sleepy mobile home park, some single-family home neighborhoods and the park.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
This delicious sleep aid comes in five different flavors: mint chocolate, hot cocoa, cinnamon chai, sleepy berry and rose.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The gasket blew 17 years ago under a grey sky in Cedar Falls, one of those sleepy Iowa towns where the horizon and the sweet nothing beyond it seem to roll on forever.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2025
After a sleepy $45 million start, Disney’s live-action remake of the classic fairy tale has dropped to the No. 2 spot with $14.2 million from 4,200 theaters.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Mar. 2025
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
This delicious sleep aid comes in five different flavors: mint chocolate, hot cocoa, cinnamon chai, sleepy berry and rose.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The gasket blew 17 years ago under a grey sky in Cedar Falls, one of those sleepy Iowa towns where the horizon and the sweet nothing beyond it seem to roll on forever.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2025
After a sleepy $45 million start, Disney’s live-action remake of the classic fairy tale has dropped to the No. 2 spot with $14.2 million from 4,200 theaters.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Sleepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepy. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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