Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Sleepy
sleepy, adj. [see sleep, v.]
- Drowsy; inclined to slumber; not able to keep awake; [fig.] tired of writing.
- Insensible; comatose; unconscious.
- Sluggish; lethargic; heavy.
- Exhausted; weary; worn out.
- Not yet fully awake; [fig.] dawning; just arising; early morning.
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