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sleepy

/ˈsliːpi/adjective2 syllables

Sleepy means: ready to fall asleep.

Synonyms for sleepy18

adjective, as in ready to fall asleep

sleepy-eyed, sleepyheaded, asleep

also used for sleepy

tired, jaded, weary, bleareyed, bleary, bleary-eyed, bone-tired, bushed, tired out, spent, wrecked, hypnotic, soporific, dormitive, hypnic

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What does sleepy mean?1

adjective

1

ready to fall asleep“beginning to feel sleepy”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sleepy?1

two syllables

creepy
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Sleepy in a sentence

  • When he felt sleepy, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.Amastan
  • Although he felt sleepy, he continued to drive.Amastan
  • If you had not eaten so much, you would not be so sleepy now.CK
  • No matter how sleepy you are, brush your teeth.CK
  • I'm feeling sleepy, and it can't be helped.tsp_2
  • Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.sharptoothed
  • The child, with sleepy eyes, was sitting on the bench.unknown
  • If you're sleepy, you should go to bed.CK

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Forms of sleepy

as a adjective

comparative
sleepier
superlative
sleepiest