Category:Sleepy

Sleep"y, a. [compar. Sleepier; superl. Sleepiest.] Etym: [as. sl. 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 (zoöl.), the ruddy duck.