In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SLEEPY
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
Etymology
Adjective
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.
Synonyms
• tired
• See also sleepy
Noun
sleepy (uncountable)
(informal) The gum that builds up in the eye; sleep, gound.
Synonym: sleep (which see for more)
Anagrams
• 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
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