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sleepy

 adjective
     
sleep‧y comparative sleepier, superlative sleepiest
1 tired and ready to sleep:
The warmth from the fire made her feel sleepy.
2 a sleepy town or area is very quiet, and not much happens there [≠ lively]
—sleepily adverb
—sleepiness noun [uncountable]
WORD FOCUS: quiet WORD FOCUS: quiet
voice, sound: low , soft, muffled, hushed, subdued
place: peaceful, calm, sleepy, tranquil
completely quiet: silent, you could hear a pin drop
what you say when you want someone to be quiet: sh, shut up not polite, be quiet, keep it down BrE informal

➔ See also quiet
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