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sleepy
sleepy /ˈsliːpi/ adjective (comparative sleepier, superlative sleepiest)
 Word Family: noun: sleep, sleeper, sleepiness, sleeplessness; adjective: asleep, sleepless, sleepy; adverb: sleepily, sleeplessly; verb: sleep
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
   OPP  lively
—sleepily adverb
—sleepiness noun [uncountable]