sleepy

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈsliːpi/

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Adjective

Positive sleepy

Comparative sleepier

Superlative sleepiest

1. If someone is sleepy, that person feels like they need to sleep; they are tired.

   My son woke me up at four in the morning, and I had to work until eight at night! Now I'm very sleepy.

2. (figurative) If a place is sleepy, it is quiet; there is not a lot happening there.

   After I moved to the big city, I missed my sleepy hometown.