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
sleepy (comparative sleepier, superlative sleepiest)
Tired; feeling the need for sleep.
Suggesting tiredness.
Tending to induce sleep; soporific.
Dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish.
Quiet; without bustle or activity.
• tired
• See also sleepy
sleepy (uncountable)
(informal) The gum that builds up in the eye; sleep, gound.
Synonym: sleep (which see for more)
• Epleys
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
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
