adjective
- feeling tired and ready to sleep
- 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.