noun
definition
The gum that builds up in the eye; sleep, gound.
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adjective
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Tired; feeling the need for sleep.
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Suggesting tiredness.
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Tending to induce sleep; soporific.
example
a sleepy drink or potion
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Dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish.
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Quiet; without bustle or activity.
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a sleepy English village
Examples of sleepy in a Sentence
My sleepy greeting was met by a shout.
It's time to go, sleepy head.
The voice had lost its sleepy sound.
The boy was no longer sleepy, but full of energy and excitement.
Belle was sleepy, and Mildred inattentive.
Her hunger and thirst satisfied, she was getting sleepy again.
He'll be too sleepy to tempt me.
He did not feel sleepy.
Over the course of twenty years and some change he's made some fantastic movies like Benny and Joon, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Sweeney Todd, Sleepy Hollow, Ed Wood, Cry-Baby, Platoon and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Once a sleepy fishing outpost, Cabo is becoming increasingly popular as an international resort destination.
When the clock hands reach a certain time, the bells clang and clatter until a sleepy hand gropes for the switch to turn the clock off.
Their arrival created a stir in the sleepy little town.
Something about the man made her feel safe, and the warm electricity in her body made her sleepy.
Deidre drank until she grew sleepy.
Rather than incite her, it left her sleepy.
He stood sleepy and frowning, dark hair tousled.
When the evening moved into night, nishani appeared too sleepy to stand and took a seat beside D'Ryn.
Oh, I guess I am a little sleepy.
Climbing on his lap, still sleepy, she nuzzled into his neck.
But I'm feeling sleepy now, Toby said suddenly in a rushed tone.
Megan took a table near the window and ate the food while she watched the sleepy town.
His grave is in the Sleepy Hollow cemetery at Concord, beside those of Hawthorne and Emerson.
In spite of its somewhat sleepy appearance, Potsdam has manufactures of silk goods, chemicals, furniture, chocolate, tobacco and optical instruments.
When she emerged, it was to the sight of a glowing, ecstatic Hannah, who sat on the edge of her bed talking to a sleepy Toby.
Our complimentary therapies include auricular acupuncture, sleepy teas, massage, relaxation classes.
On 6th March of this year, the sleepy world of Dutch politics received a rude awakening.
However, don't be mistaken for thinking that it is a sleepy backwater - far from it.
January and I made a large bender by a bend in the sleepy, serpentine river that coiled through the site.
Winston, who has seemed so boyish recently suddenly seemed sleepy and old.
This note of a dreamy, almost a sleepy devilry, was no mere fancy from the landscape.
A sleepy little new ships continue apollon empress of the cradle of.
A nice off the beaten track walk overlooking the estuary above sleepy Salcombe.
Lush cypress groves, whitewashed houses, sleepy mountain villages and fertile plains are everywhere on the island of Kos.
Leafy hills, sleepy hamlets, with glimpses of brooding mountains beyond.
Geilo has a very laid-back, sleepy feel, its hotels scattered around the center.
There are no remiss or sleepy praises in heaven, nor such lamentations in hell.
Four sleepy lionesses were our introduction to really wild big game.
Once relatively stable, even sleepy, Karachi became a nexus for drug and arms trafficking in the 1980s.
We were uncovering this thing, as it had fallen, surrounded by the French populace in this sleepy little village.
The young pretender is causing a stir in a series of sleepy towns.
Yes, a rather sleepy lizard was found to be inhabiting the loo.
D wet slightly - says ' too sleepy ' - oh dear.
Being very sleepy, they tried for some time to drop off again in spite of the cold.
In just 20 years, this once sleepy fishing village, only accessible by ferry from Lanzarote has expanded beyond compare.
In the stable they were greeted by Dell who looked quite sleepy.
A burst of pure oxygen is very relaxing - which tends to make you a little sleepy.
Warnings Depot injections may make you feel a bit sleepy.
This medicine can sometimes make an awake patient quite sleepy.
And as you look around, everyone appears to be getting sleepy.
If you feel yourself becoming sleepy while driving, why not stop in a safe place for a nap.