sleepy

adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. 1. Ready for or needing sleep.
   2. Sluggish from sleep.
2. Inducing sleep.
3. Inactive; quiet: a sleepy rural town.

sleepily sleep'i·ly adv.
sleepiness sleep'i·ness n.

adjective

1. Ready for or needing sleep: dozy, drowsy, nodding, slumberous, slumbery, somnolent, soporific. See awareness/unawareness.
2. Inducing sleep or sedation: hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, sedative, slumberous, somnifacient, somniferous, somnific, somnolent, soporific. See awareness/unawareness.

adj

Definition: tired, dull
Antonyms: alert, animated, awake, energetic, unsleepy

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Characterized by sleep.

• s. foal disease — see shigellosis.
• s. staggers — see hepatic encephalopathy.

IN BRIEF: Drowsy. Also: Not very active.

I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. — Jack London (1876-1916).

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - søvnig, søvndyssende, død

Nederlands (Dutch)
slaperig

Français (French)
adj. - qui a sommeil, qui a envie de dormir, somnolent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schläfrig, verschlafen, schlafmützig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - νυσταλέος, υπναλέος

Italiano (Italian)
assonnato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - com sono, sonolento (m), apático (m), soporífero (m)

Русский (Russian)
сонный, сонливый, ленивый, перезрелый (о фруктах)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - adormilado, soñoliento

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sömnig, sömnaktig, sövande, död (bildl), sovande, övermogen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
想睡的, 困乏的, 瞌睡的, 使人想睡的, 令人昏昏欲睡的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 想睡的, 困乏的, 瞌睡的, 使人想睡的, 令人昏昏欲睡的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 졸린, 최면의, (장소가) 활기가 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 眠い, 眠っているような, 活気のない, 眠くなるような, 催眠の, 静かな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) هاديء, بليد, نعسان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רדום, ישנוני, מנומנם, שקט‬

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