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# sleepy

adjective (sleepy, sleepier, sleepiest)

«sleepy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Sleepy means tired and ready to sleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepy/#m1)
2. A sleepy place is quiet, with not much happening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepy/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and health you feel sleepy at bedtime or after a big meal; yawning and heavy eyes are signs. In safety, sleepy drivers are dangerous and some medicines say they make you sleepy. In stories a «sleepy village» is calm and quiet, and «Sleepy» is one of the seven dwarfs. Children who are sleepy in class may need more sleep at night.

### Examples

- I feel sleepy after lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepy/#x1)
- The sleepy puppy curled up in its bed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepy/#x2)
- We stayed in a sleepy little village by the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepy/#x3)
- She rubbed her sleepy eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepy/#x4)
- This medicine may make you sleepy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepy/#x5)
- The baby gets sleepier after her bath. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepy/#x6)
- If you feel sleepy, it's time for bed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepy/#x7)
- "Nonsense, nonsense!" growled the sleepy Giant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepy/#x8)

### Note

Comparative «sleepier», superlative «sleepiest» (y → i). «Sleepy» = ready to sleep; «asleep» = already sleeping; «tired» = needing rest. «Sleepyhead» is a friendly name for someone who is sleepy.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sleepy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sleepy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sleepy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sleepy.html) on Mova free.