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[ adjective ] ready to fall asleep
Synonyms Examples "beginning to feel sleepy" "a sleepy-eyed child with drooping eyelids" "sleepyheaded students" Used in print (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)He felt curiously sleepy , the world seemed far away ; he knew he should get to Cap , but he did n't know how . (Francis Pollini, Night....)`` Boy , you 're stirrin early '' , a sleepy voice said . (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)A sleepy voice answered . (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)Mynheer , Sir_Francis , the valley society , the very smell of the river on his right purling along to the bay past fish weirs and rocks , and ahead the sleepy ribbon of moon drenched road . Related terms |
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