sleepier; sleepiest
1
a
: ready to fall asleep
b
: of, relating to, or characteristic of sleep
2
: sluggish as if from sleep : lethargic
also
: having little activity
a sleepy coastal village
3
: sleep-inducing
Examples of sleepy in a Sentence
She felt sleepy and went to bed.
the sleepy children were carried up to bed
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Trista Kurniawan, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
The accoutrements have been carefully hand-hewn and gilded, boasting an attractive luster and the faces of a sun puckering her lips plus two sleepy moons on the earrings.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
On the contrary, drinking kava makes the user feel relaxed and even sleepy.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
After the performance, everyone returned to trudge through the latter half of the sleepy game.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sleepy
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“Sleepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepy. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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