sleepily

sleep·y

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [slee-pee]
- /ˈsli pi/
- /ˈsliː.pi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [slee-pee]
- /ˈsli pi/

Definitions of sleepily word

adjective sleepily ready or inclined to sleep; drowsy. 1
adjective sleepily of or showing drowsiness. 1
adjective sleepily languid; languorous: a sleepy gesture. 1
adjective sleepily lethargic; sluggish: a sleepy brook. 1
adjective sleepily quiet: a sleepy village. 1
adjective sleepily inducing sleep; soporific: sleepy warmth. 1

See all 9 definitions of sleepily

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Origin of sleepily

First appearance:

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1175-1225; See origin at sleep, -y1

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Parts of speech for Sleepily

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sleepily

sleepily popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for sleepily

noun sleepily

dilatoriness — tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
dreaminess — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
drowsiness — half-asleep; sleepy.
faineance — Also, faineant [fey-nee-uh nt] /ˈfeɪ ni ənt/ (Show IPA). idle; indolent.
in-difference — lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.

adverb sleepily

dozily — In a dozy manner.
drowsily — half-asleep; sleepy.
groggily — staggering, as from exhaustion or blows: a boxer groggy from his opponent's hard left jab.
languidly — lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner.
languorously — characterized by languor; languid.

All 28 Synonyms of sleepily

Antonyms for sleepily

adj sleepily

dozy — drowsy; half asleep.
draggy — moving or developing very slowly.

All 2 Antonyms of sleepily