Synonyms for sleepy

Grammar : Adj

Spell : slee-pee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsli pi

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Définition of sleepy

Origin : early 13c. from sleep (n.) + -y (2). Perhaps in Old English but not recorded. Old English had slæpor, slæpwerig in the sense "sleepy;" slæpnes "sleepiness." Cf. Old High German slafag. Of places, from 1851 (Irving's Sleepy Hollow is from 1820). Sleepy-head is from 1570s. Related: Sleepily; sleepiness.

adj tired, dull

Example sentences :

It seemed to my sleepy eyes as if an angel had melted his own door through the wall!
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

He was sleepy, that was all; but a sleepiness to fight against—he must still fight.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

The Indian, quieted by the sleepy Chestnut, was going steadier.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

When he was through with his work, it was late and he was sleepy.
Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius

Then I grew so sleepy, that I was impatient to be shown to my bed.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Just such a promenade, with a sleepy band, just such a casino, just such a routine.
Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards

The talk went on as lopsidedly as before, and I began to get sleepy.
Extract from : « Questionable Shapes » by William Dean Howells

The party were silent and sleepy till they arrived at Lisle Court.
Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

I rubbed my sleepy eyes, and could not quite understand the meaning of this invasion.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

I lay down on a deck-chair, and when dawn came was benumbed and sleepy.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

Antonyms for sleepy

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