sleepy
adjective
ready or inclined to sleep; drowsy.
sleepily
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a word derived from
sleepy.
Example Sentences
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HONOLULU—My roommates woke up, one by one, at sunrise last week, zipping open their suitcases and sleepily walking to the bathroom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
Husam Abdelgawi, a 31-year-old accountant in the Libyan city of Derna, got up and went sleepily downstairs to check on them, and felt water under his feet.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2023
They’re playmates, academic rivals and childhood sweethearts, as signaled by a lovely shot of them riding in the backseat of a car, Na Young sleepily resting her head on Hae Sung’s shoulder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
I’d remember late mornings in Dubai, listening to the radio after missing the school bus, sleepily ingesting the Bollywood Top 40 my parents had on in the car.
From The Verge ● Aug. 8, 2022
Alice had heard them and opened her eyes sleepily.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
