sleepy

adjective/ˈslipi/

Frequency rank: #6,224 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

feeling a strong desire or need to sleep; drowsy.

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Example sentence

The children were so sleepy after the long car ride that they fell asleep immediately.

Synonyms & related words

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