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Webster 1913 Edition


Wakeful

Wake′ful

,
Adj.
Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.
Dissembling sleep, but
wakeful
with the fright.
Dryden.
Wake′ful-ly
,
adv.
Wake′ful-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Wakeful

WAKEFUL

,
Adj.
1.
Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep.
Dissembling sleep, but wakeful with the fright--
2.
Watchful; vigilant.

Definition 2024


wakeful

wakeful

English

Adjective

wakeful (comparative more wakeful, superlative most wakeful)

  1. awake rather than sleeping
  2. sleepless
  3. vigilant and alert; watchful

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