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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Judicial contests Georgia Supreme Court races are usually sleepy affairs, so overlooked that no incumbent justice has lost reelection in more than a century.
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Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
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—Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026
And the 2024 presidential race was a sleepy affair in Florida with minimal advertising after both candidates decided to focus their energies elsewhere.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 17 May 2026
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Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
Salina The middle of the seven Aeolian Islands, sleepy Salina is famed for its Malvasia wine and capers.
—Nicky Swallow, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026
And the 2024 presidential race was a sleepy affair in Florida with minimal advertising after both candidates decided to focus their energies elsewhere.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 17 May 2026
For a cop in a usually sleepy town populated mostly by the elderly, Sung-ae is a remarkably quick study.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
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“Sleepy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleepy. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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