English Explanatory Dictionary

sleepful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. very sleepy; strongly wanting or needing to sleep
  2. Marked by sleep

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sleepful.wav

Word forms

sleepful more sleepful most sleepful

Etymology

From Middle English slepeful, slepful, equivalent to sleep + -ful.

Synonyms

hypersomnolent nodding off adrowse bedroomy dozy dopey dragging one's tail drowsy eyelids at half-mast oscitant out of steam sleepbound sleepish sleepy slombry snoozy slumberful slumberous slumbersome slumbery somniculous somnolent somnolescent tired

Derived words

sleepfully sleepfulness unsleepful
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