sleepy

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English slepy, from Old English *slǣpiġ (attested in unslǣpiġ (“sleepless”)), from Proto-West Germanic *slāpag (“sleepy”), equivalent to sleep +‎ -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian släipich (“sleepy”), West Frisian sliepich (“sleepy”), dialectal Dutch slapig, slepig (“sleepy”), German Low German slapig, släpig, slöpig (“sleepy”), archaic German schlafig (“sleepy”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsliːpi/ Rhymes: -iːpi === Adjective === sleepy (comparative sleepier, superlative sleepiest) Tired; feeling the need for sleep. Synonyms: tired; see also Thesaurus:sleepy Suggesting tiredness. Synonyms: jaded, weary; see also Thesaurus:fatigued Tending to induce sleep. Synonyms: hypnotic, soporific; see also Thesaurus:soporific (figurative) Dull; lazy. Synonyms: heavy, sluggish (figurative) Quiet; without bustle or activity. ==== Alternative forms ==== sleeby (Internet slang) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === sleepy (countable and uncountable, plural sleepies) (informal, uncountable or in the plural) The gum that builds up in the eye; sleep, gound. Synonym: (which see for more) sleep (Australia) Shingleback. === Anagrams === Epleys