SLEEPY


Meaning of SLEEPY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sli:pi ]

( sleepier, sleepiest)

1.

If you are sleepy , you are very tired and are almost asleep.

I was beginning to feel amazingly sleepy...

ADJ : usu v-link ADJ

• sleepi‧ly

Joanna sat up, blinking sleepily.

ADV : ADV with v

• sleepi‧ness

He tried to fight the sleepiness that overwhelmed him.

N-UNCOUNT

2.

A sleepy place is quiet and does not have much activity or excitement.

Valence is a sleepy little town just south of Lyon.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

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