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Pronunciation : Sleep"y
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [AS. sl. See Sleep, n.]
Definition : 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?l.), the ruddy duck.
[Compar. Sleepier; superl. Sleepiest.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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