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Webster 1913 Edition

Sleepy

Sleep′y

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Sleepier
;
sup
erl.
Sleepiest
.]
[AS.
sl[GREEK]pig
. See
Sleep
,
Noun.
]
1.
Drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep.
Shak.
She waked her
sleepy
crew.
Dryden.
2.
Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous;
as, a
sleepy
drink or potion
.
Chaucer.
3.
Dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish.
Shak.
’Tis not
sleepy
business;
But must be looked to speedily and strongly.
Shakespeare
4.
Characterized by an absence of watchfulness;
as,
sleepy
security
.
Sleepy duck
(Zool.)
,
the ruddy duck.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sleepy

SLEE'PY

,
Adj.
1.
Drowsy; inclined to sleep.
2.
Not awake. She wak'd her sleep crew.
3.
Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as a sleepy drink or potion.

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