Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sleepy"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Sleepy \Sleep"y\, a. [Compar. {Sleepier}; superl. {Sleepiest}.]
[AS. sl?pig. See {Sleep}, n.]
1. Drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep. --Shak.

She waked her sleepy crew. --Dryden.

2. Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as, a
sleepy drink or potion. --Chaucer.

3. Dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish. --Shak.

'Tis not sleepy business; But must be looked to
speedily and strongly. --Shak.

4. Characterized by an absence of watchfulness; as, sleepy
security.

{Sleepy duck} (Zo["o]l.), the ruddy duck.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

sleepy
adj : ready to fall asleep; "beginning to feel sleepy"; "a
sleepy-eyed child with drooping eyelids"; "sleepyheaded
students" [syn: {sleepy-eyed}, {sleepyheaded}]


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