sleepily en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *slēpaz Proto-West Germanic *slāp Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Proto-West Germanic *slāpag Old English *slǣpiġ Middle English slepy English sleepy Middle English -ly English -ly English sleepily From sleepy + -ly.
Meanings
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In a sleepy manner.
Igins was studying the habits of a capuchin caterpillar, that, like his betters, was sleepily eating his way through existence on the leaf of a cabbage in the garden […]
1839, Launcelot Lamprey, “Mems in the Mediterranean”, in The Metropolitan Magazine, volume 24:Lettie's eyes were scarcely open, but she answered sleepily, "Well, papa."
1857 January 14, “To-morrow”, in The Mother's Magazine:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more sleepily | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most sleepily | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
hu álmosan (in a sleepy manner)