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Definition of Slepy

Sleep"y (?), a. [Compar. Sleepier (?); superl. Sleepiest.] [AS. sl&?;pig. 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.

Sleep"y (?), a. [Compar. Sleepier (?); superl. Sleepiest.] [AS. sl&?;pig. 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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

SLEEPY. Much worn: the cloth of your coat must be extremely
sleepy, for it has not had a nap this long time.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)

  • tired
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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