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sleep·y

sleepy

 
pronunciation:
sli pi
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part of speech: adjective
inflections: sleepier, sleepiest
definition: When you are sleepy, you need sleep or you are starting to go to sleep.
Jasmine was so sleepy that she slept on the bus on the way home from school.When my little brother has his thumb in his mouth, we know he's sleepy.
synonyms:
drowsy
similar words:
weary
derivations: sleepily (adv.), sleepiness (n.)
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