undersleptadj.
Having had insufficient sleep; suffering from or characterized by lack of sleep.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [adjective] > having had insufficient or no sleep
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underslept1943
1943 Our Towns (Women's Group on Public Welfare) ii. 23 It has become a commonplace to say that the town child is underslept.
1966 K. Amis Anti-death League iii. 340 Lucy took an illustrated magazine to Churchill's bed~side, but she too was underslept, and in a few minutes she nodded off.
1981 P. Shea Voices & Sound of Drums ii. 14 A neglected, underslept appearance.
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