sleepy, sleepy-eyed, sleepyheaded
(adjective) ready to fall asleep; “beginning to feel sleepy”; “a sleepy-eyed child with drooping eyelids”; “sleepyheaded students”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sleepier
comparative form of sleepy
Source: Wiktionary
Sleep"y, a. [Compar. Sleepier; superl. Sleepiest.] Etym: [AS. sl. See Sleep, n.]
1. Drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep. Shak. She waked her sleepy crew. Dryden.
2. Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as, a sleepy drink or potion. Chaucer.
3. Dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish. Shak. 'Tis not sleepy business; But must be looked to speedily and strongly. Shak.
4. Characterized by an absence of watchfulness; as, sleepy security. Sleepy duck (Zoöl.), the ruddy duck.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
