Sleepier

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sleepy \Sleep"y\, a. [Compar. {Sleepier}; superl. {Sleepiest}.]
     [AS. sl?pig. See {Sleep}, n.]
     1. Drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep. --Shak.
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              She waked her sleepy crew.            --Dryden.


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     2. Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as, a
        sleepy drink or potion. --Chaucer.
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     3. Dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish. --Shak.
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              'Tis not sleepy business;
              But must be looked to speedily and strongly. --Shak.
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     4. Characterized by an absence of watchfulness; as, sleepy
        security.
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     {Sleepy duck} (Zool.), the ruddy duck.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sleepy
       adj : ready to fall asleep; "beginning to feel sleepy"; "a
             sleepy-eyed child with drooping eyelids"; "sleepyheaded
             students" [syn: {sleepy-eyed}, {sleepyheaded}]
       [also: {sleepiest}, {sleepier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sleepier
       See {sleepy}