sleepful en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English slepeful, slepful, equivalent to sleep + -ful.
Meanings
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very sleepy; strongly wanting or needing to sleep
Everything sleepful. Shoemakers and embroiderers who had ceased work were dozing in their little dens, and as I trudged wearily onward, […]
2019, William Le Queux, Zoraida: A Romance of the Harem and the Great Sahara:
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Marked by sleep
a sleepful night
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more sleepful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most sleepful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sleepfully · sleepfulness · unsleepful
Synonyms
slombry · nodding off · somniculous · adrowse · sleepish · sleepy · somnolent · drowsy · slumberous · somnolescent · slumbersome · hypersomnolent · oscitant · dopey · dragging one's tail · slumbery · nodding off · sleepbound · snoozy · tired · slumberful · bedroomy · eyelids at half-mast · dozy · out of steam