What does "sleepy" mean?
Sleepy: Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as, a sleepy drink or potion. Chaucer.
Additional senses
- 2.Dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish. Shak. 'Tis not sleepy business; But must be looked to speedily and strongly. Shak.
- 3.Characterized by an absence of watchfulness; as, sleepy security. Sleepy duck (Zoöl.), the ruddy duck.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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