sleepysleep‧y /ˈsliːpi/ ●●● S3 adjective (comparative sleepier, superlative sleepiest) 
Examples
The warmth from the fire made her feel sleepy.2a sleepy town or area is very quiet, and not much happens there OPP lively► see thesaurus at quiet—sleepily adverb—sleepiness noun [uncountable]
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- "Aren't you sleepy?" "No, I took a nap this afternoon."
- It's no easy task getting three sleepy children out of the car and into the house.
- It was a sleepy provincial hotel, not used to having more than two people staying there at any one time.
- She headed for the High Street, the only lively spot in the sleepy little town.
- Sticklepath is a sleepy little town right in the heart of the Devonshire countryside.
- Ten years ago, this was a sleepy fishing village.
- We arrived at the hotel late at night, and were too sleepy to notice how beautiful it was.
- But having driven through this sleepy Cambridgeshire backwater this week, I sincerely hope they were ousted from office and then shot.
- Five years later, the international oil market is serene, even sleepy.
- He cast sleepy eyes toward the door to his bedroom.
- I was beginning to feel sleepy and I began to sing, softly, to myself.
- Once I said to Claudine that her house was sleepy.
- The imaginative and nimble have registered lots of famous corporate names before their sleepy owners realized what was happening.
- The next afternoon Mornat returned with two fat and sleepy lizards.
- The religious fracas shook the house, our sleepy old house where no one debated principles.
THESAURUSalmost asleep► sleepy
Collocations wanting to sleep very soon, so that your eyes start to close: · I’m feeling quite sleepy. I think I’ll go to bed.· She rubbed her sleepy eyes.
► drowsy starting to sleep because you are in a warm place, have drunk too much alcohol, or have taken medicine: · The tablets can make you feel drowsy.· She was beginning to feel a little drowsy after all the food and wine she had consumed.
► can’t keep your eyes open/can hardly keep your eyes open to feel so tired that you find it difficult to stay awake: · I’d better get some rest – I can’t keep my eyes open.· He had been driving all night, and he could hardly keep his eyes open.
a quiet place► quiet without much noise: · It’s so quiet here at night.· This is the quietest room in the house to work in.
► silent with no noise at all: · The room fell silent (=became silent).
► peaceful (also tranquil especially written) quiet in a pleasant and relaxing way: · Life’s more peaceful in the countryside.· The hotel is set in tranquil surroundings.
► sleepy [only before noun] quiet – used about a town or village where there are not many people and very little happens: · a sleepy fishing village
Longman Language Activatora place that is not busy► quiet · The house is quiet now that the kids are gone.· Madison Plains, Ohio, is a quiet community of 1200 inhabitants.
► sleepy a sleepy place, especially a small town or village, is never busy and very little happens there: · Sticklepath is a sleepy little town right in the heart of the Devonshire countryside.· It was a sleepy provincial hotel, not used to having more than two people staying there at any one time.
peaceful► peaceful if a place or situation is peaceful, it makes you feel calm and relaxed because there is no unpleasant noise or activity: · Langcliffe is a peaceful little village.· It's so nice and peaceful here.· After a career as a journalist, she was looking forward to a happy and peaceful retirement.
► calm if a place is calm, there is no violence or excited activity there, especially after a period when there has been violence or excitement: · After yesterday's fighting, the region is now calm again.· Once on board, you can relax in calm, comfortable surroundings.
► quiet a quiet place or time is one without much activity, noise, or excitement, or without many people: · Since the last big outbreak of fighting six days ago, the city has been strangely quiet.· The roads are usually pretty quiet at this time of day.a quiet night/evening in (=an evening at home, rather than going out): · Let's have a nice quiet evening in, for a change.a quiet life: · While he liked to go out partying, she wanted a quiet life.
► sleepy a sleepy town or village is a quiet, peaceful one, where there is very little to do and exciting things do not usually happen: · Ten years ago, this was a sleepy fishing village.· She headed for the High Street, the only lively spot in the sleepy little town.
► tranquil a place that is tranquil is pleasantly quiet and makes you feel relaxed: · In summer, the normally calm, tranquil streets fill with crowds of tourists.· Efforts are being made to make life more tranquil in Japan's noisy and overcrowded cities.
► restful a restful time or place is a quiet and relaxing one: · I'm looking forward to a quiet, restful summer vacation.· Her suite of rooms was cool and restful.· He woke after a long, restful sleep, feeling refreshed.
► still without wind, movement, or noise: · It was a long, hot, still September afternoon.· Everything was very still inside the little chapel. Nothing broke the silence.
wanting to sleep► tired · The kids were really tired, so we sent them to bed.· I tried to watch the news on TV, but I was too tired to stay awake.
► sleepy if you are sleepy , you want to sleep immediately and your eyes are starting to close: · "Aren't you sleepy?" "No, I took a nap this afternoon."· It's no easy task getting three sleepy children out of the car and into the house.· We arrived at the hotel late at night, and were too sleepy to notice how beautiful it was.
► drowsy starting to sleep because you are in a warm place or because you have drunk alcohol or taken medicine: · You shouldn't drive after taking these pills - they can make you drowsy.· Len had drunk too much wine, and he felt cosy and drowsy in spite of the coffee.
► half-asleep very nearly asleep because you are tired and sleepy: · "Wyatt, what is it?" Sue called, half-asleep, from the bedroom.· Moira was half-asleep when the phone rang and it took her a few seconds to realize what it was.
► can hardly/can barely/can't keep your eyes open to feel so tired that you find it hard to stay awake: · I can't keep my eyes open - I've got to go to bed.· The kids were still full of energy, but Julie and I could hardly keep our eyes open.· By the time we finally got home, I could barely keep my eyes open.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► sleepy/tired eye
Word family (also weary literary)· He rubbed his tired eyes and yawned.
► sleepy/tired eye· His eyes looked sleepy.· Her hair was a mess and her eyes were tired.
► sleepy town (=very quiet, with not much happening)· Johnson grew up in the sleepy retirement town of Asheville.
► quiet/sleepy village (=one where there is not a lot of activity)· Downham was a sleepy little village, with a road barely wide enough for one car.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► too· They seemed confused as to what was going on, but were too sleepy to make too loud an objection.· He was too sleepy to form specific questions and answers, and too tense to get to sleep.· But she is still too sleepy for visitors.
NOUN► town· Edwards throughout seemed to be doing little more than the droning clergy in sleepy towns did all along.· Some had been shot while others spent their time in a sleepy town.
WORD FAMILYnounsleepsleepersleepinesssleeplessnessadjectiveasleepsleeplesssleepyadverbsleepilysleeplesslyverbsleep
1tired and ready to sleep: The warmth from the fire made her feel sleepy.2a sleepy town or area is very quiet, and not much happens there OPP lively► see thesaurus at quiet—sleepily adverb—sleepiness noun [uncountable]