Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sleepy \Sleep"y\, a. [Compar. {Sleepier}; superl. {Sleepiest}.]
[AS. sl?pig. 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} (Zo["o]l.), the ruddy duck.
Source : WordNet®
sleepy
adj : ready to fall asleep; "beginning to feel sleepy"; "a
sleepy-eyed child with drooping eyelids"; "sleepyheaded
students" [syn: {sleepy-eyed}, {sleepyheaded}]
[also: {sleepiest}, {sleepier}]
sleepier
See {sleepy}