1. feeling tired and ready to sleep
2. quiet and inactive; lacking activity or excitement

Examples

• I’m getting sleepy and need to go to bed soon.
• The warm milk made the baby sleepy.
• She felt sleepy after the long car ride.
• The sleepy village had only one small store.
• It was a sleepy Sunday afternoon with nothing happening.
• The sleepy town comes alive only during tourist season.
• His sleepy eyes showed he had just woken up.