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IELTS BNC: 9704 COCA: 7429

sleepy

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
sleepy /ˈsliːpi/ adjective
sleepier; sleepiest
sleepy
/ˈsliːpi/
adjective
sleepier; sleepiest
Learner's definition of SLEEPY
[also more sleepy; most sleepy]
: tired and ready to fall asleep困乏的;昏昏欲睡的
: quiet and not active or busy宁静的;不喧嚣的

— sleepily

/ˈsliːpəli/ adverb

— sleepiness

/ˈsliːpinəs/ noun [noncount]
IELTS BNC: 9704 COCA: 7429
sleepier; sleepiest
1
a
: ready to fall asleep
b
: of, relating to, or characteristic of sleep
2
: sluggish as if from sleep : lethargic
also : having little activity
a sleepy coastal village
3
: sleep-inducing
sleepily adverb
sleepiness noun

Example Sentences

She felt sleepy and went to bed. the sleepy children were carried up to bed
Recent Examples on the Web The hardcore punk rock scene and a sleepy provincial town may seem like unlikely — and distinctly unfriendly — bedfellows. Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2022 Yuliia Serdiuk, 31, was severely injured in shelling weeks ago in her hometown, Orikhiv, in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, when the once sleepy town found itself on the front line as Ukrainian forces tried to push back Russian troops. Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 Best friends Sam and Jade solve supernatural mysteries in their sleepy California beach town. Rodney Ho, ajc, 14 Aug. 2022 The murder took place in broad daylight in Katzrin, a sleepy town in northern Israel. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 In the third book, Sacramento prosecutor Brie Sheridan finds refuge in this sleepy town after a near-death experience on the job. Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 20 July 2022 The next stop was a cheese shop that her grandmother had loved, in the sleepy border town of San Elizario. Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022 In 1998, Chanel descended upon the sleepy town of Gaujacq, in the southwest corner of France, a region where founder Coco Chanel’s favorite flower, the camellia, is grown. Jessica Matlin, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 June 2022 He was assigned to make deliveries and staff a checkpoint in the relative safety of his sleepy village. New York Times, 2 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of sleepy was in the 13th century
IELTS BNC: 9704 COCA: 7429
sleepy

adjective¹

1ready to go to sleep快要睡着VERBS | ADVERB VERBSbe, feel, look, sound睏;覺得睏倦;看起來睏;聽起來昏昏欲睡become, get, grow變睏make sb使某人昏昏欲睡The alcohol was making him sleepy.喝酒後他昏昏欲睡。ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常睏倦a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些睏倦She was beginning to get a little sleepy.她開始有點兒睏了。
sleepy

adjective²

2very quiet非常安靜VERBS | PHRASES VERBSbe, seem寂靜;似乎冷清remain仍然寂靜The town remains sleepy despite the activity all around it.儘管周圍很熱鬧,小鎮仍然沉寂。PHRASESsleepy little寂靜的小⋯a sleepy little fishing town寂靜的小漁鎮

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