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sleepable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From sleep + -able.

Meanings

1. Suitable for sleeping.
   • Once we reach the airport the players dump their bags at the American Airlines counter and hasten to the departure gate to secure the most sleepable spaces. 1998, Charles Rosen, Phil Jackson, The Cockroach Basketball League:
   • The saloon includes long, sleepable settees and a fold-out table. 2002, John Kretschmer, Used Boat Notebook:
   • It is cool here, or at least sleepable, but Baghdad, I am told, is different. I was advised to do my sleeping in advance. 1922, Walter Raleigh, The Letters of Sir Walter Raleigh 1879 to 1922:

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Relateds

sleepability · unsleepable