What does sleepy mean?
Definitions for sleepy
ˈsli pisleep·y
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word sleepy.
Princeton's WordNet
sleepy, sleepy-eyed, sleepyheadedadjective
ready to fall asleep
"beginning to feel sleepy"; "a sleepy-eyed child with drooping eyelids"; "sleepyheaded students"
Wiktionary
sleepynoun
The gum that builds up in the eye
sleepyadjective
Tired; feeling the need for sleep.
sleepyadjective
Suggesting tiredness.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Sleepyadjective
Etymology: from sleep.
Why did you bring these daggers from the place?
They must lie there. Go, carry them and smear
The sleepy grooms with blood. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.She wak’d her sleepy crew,
And rising hasty, took a short adieu. Dryden.We will give you sleepy drinks, that your senses unintelligent of our insufficience, may, though they cannot praise us, as little accuse us. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.
Let such bethink them, if the sleepy drench
Of that forgetful lake benumb not still. John Milton.I sleeped about eight hours, and no wonder; for the physicians had mingled a sleepy potion in the wine. Gulliver.
Wikipedia
SLEEPY
Sleepy is an original novel written by Kate Orman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Bernice, Chris and Roz. It is part of the "Psi Powers series".
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sleepy
Sleepy refers to the state or feeling of being tired, drowsy, or needing sleep. It often comes with symptoms such as lethargy, decreased alertness, and a lack of energy.
Webster Dictionary
Sleepynoun
drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep
Sleepynoun
tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as, a sleepy drink or potion
Sleepynoun
dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish
Sleepynoun
characterized by an absence of watchfulness; as, sleepy security
Etymology: [AS. slpig. See Sleep, n.]
Wikidata
Sleepy
Sleepy is an original novel written by Kate Orman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Bernice, Chris and Roz. It is part of the "Psi Powers series".
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sleepy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sleepy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of sleepy in a Sentence
The village of Market Blandings is one of those sleepy hamlets which modern progress has failed to touch... The church is Norman, and the intelligence of the majority of the natives palaeozoic.
'Cranky' is really the best word for it, i take a lot of medication for it, and that makes me sleepy. And I can't do a lot of the things that I like to do outside, so that makes me cranky. ... The wheezing part of it makes me feel tired.
The Infant Cries Translator can differentiate four different statuses of sounds of baby crying, including hunger, the diaper getting wet, sleepy and pain, so far, according to the feedback from users, the accuracy of the app we've tested can reach 92 percent for babies under two weeks old. As for the babies under one or two months, the accuracy of the app can also reach up to 84 or 85 percent. Even for the four month old baby, the accuracy can reach 77 percent.
Young children react differently to marijuana -- different than adults or teens usually do, they're more likely to be sleepy, with difficulty walking and extreme confusion after an exposure to marijuana. Also, since kids are smaller, they get a bigger dose per pound of body weight from the same-size edible product, so they are more likely to have severe effects.
So you're very sleepy, but you're still doing your work. I really appreciate that.
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- نعسانArabic
- сънливBulgarian
- somnolentCatalan, Valencian
- ospalýCzech
- cysglydWelsh
- søvnigDanish
- schläfrigGerman
- νυσταγμένος, νυσταλέοςGreek
- sueño, cansado, adormecido, soñolientoSpanish
- uninen, uneliasFinnish
- somnolent, ensuqué, endormi, ensommeilléFrench
- codlatach, néalmhar, suanmharIrish
- suaineachScottish Gaelic
- álmosHungarian
- ngantuk, mengantukIndonesian
- assonnatoItalian
- 眠たい, 眠いJapanese
- 졸리다Korean
- خهو هاتنKurdish
- miegainsLatvian
- slaperigDutch
- søvnig, døsig, trettNorwegian
- senny, śpiącyPolish
- sonolento, [[com]] [[sono]]Portuguese
- somnolent, somnorosRomanian
- сонный, заспанный, сонливыйRussian
- дремљив, dremljiv, поспан, pospan, сањив, sanjivSerbo-Croatian
- pömsig, sömnig, tröttSwedish
- เหนื่อยThai
- inaantokTagalog
- ngái ngủVietnamese
- 困Chinese
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