sleepily

adv

Etymology

From sleepy + -ly.

  1. inherited from *slāpag — “sleepy
  2. inherited from *slǣpiġ
  3. inherited from slepy
  4. suffixed as sleepily — “sleepy + ly

Definitions

  1. 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 […]
    • Lettie's eyes were scarcely open, but she answered sleepily, "Well, papa."

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