SLEEPY

a.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep. Shak. She waked her sleepy crew. Dryden.

2.
a.

Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as, a sleepy drink or potion. Chaucer.

3.
a.

Dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish. Shak. 'Tis not sleepy business; But must be looked to speedily and strongly. Shak.

4.
a.

Characterized by an absence of watchfulness; as, sleepy security. Sleepy duck (Zoöl.), the ruddy duck.