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- [slee-pee]
- /ˈsli pi/
- /ˈsliː.pi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [slee-pee]
- /ˈsli pi/
Definitions of sleepy word
- adjective sleepy ready or inclined to sleep; drowsy. 1
- adjective sleepy of or showing drowsiness. 1
- adjective sleepy languid; languorous: a sleepy gesture. 1
- adjective sleepy lethargic; sluggish: a sleepy brook. 1
- adjective sleepy quiet: a sleepy village. 1
- adjective sleepy inducing sleep; soporific: sleepy warmth. 1
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Origin of sleepy
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1175-1225; See origin at sleep, -y1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sleepy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sleepy 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sleepy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sleepy
adj sleepy
- all in — If you say that you are all in, you mean that you are extremely tired.
- behindhand — If someone is behindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should.
- calmative — (of a remedy or agent) sedative
- comatose — A person who is comatose is in a coma.
adjective sleepy
- dopy — stupid; inane: It was rather dopey of him to lock himself out.
- drowsy — half-asleep; sleepy.
- energyless — Without energy.
- groggy — staggering, as from exhaustion or blows: a boxer groggy from his opponent's hard left jab.
- inconscious — (obsolete) unconscious.
Antonyms for sleepy
adj sleepy
- chirpy — If you describe a person or their behaviour as chirpy, you mean they are very cheerful and lively.
- go-go — ALPS
- gogo — à gogo.
- hyper — overexcited; overstimulated; keyed up.
- insomniac — a person who suffers from insomnia, the inability, especially when chronic, to obtain sufficient sleep, through difficulty in falling or staying asleep: Her husband, an insomniac, had at last fallen asleep at the computer, head resting on the keyboard.
adjective sleepy
- insomnious — (archaic) restless; sleepless.
- wakeful — unable to sleep; not sleeping; indisposed to sleep: Excitement made the children wakeful.
- waking — to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed by up).
Top questions with sleepy
- what in turkey makes you sleepy?
- why does turkey make you sleepy?
- where is sleepy hollow?
- how to make yourself sleepy?
- why am i always sleepy?
- why am i so sleepy?
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- how to get sleepy?
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- why am i sleepy all the time?
- why am i so sleepy all the time?
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- why does eating make me sleepy?
- why do i get sleepy after i eat?
- why does benadryl make me sleepy?
See also
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