sleepful
sleepful adjective: very sleepy; strongly wanting or needing to sleep.
Adjective
sleepful (comparative more sleepful, superlative most sleepful)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- hypersomnolent, nodding off, adrowse, bedroomy, dozy, dopey, dragging one's tail, drowsy, eyelids at half-mast, oscitant
- Marked by sleep
- a sleepful night
Synonyms of sleepful
- hypersomnolent
- nodding off
- adrowse
- bedroomy
- dozy
- dopey
- dragging one's tail
- drowsy
- eyelids at half-mast
- oscitant
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Forms of sleepful
| comparative | more sleepful |
|---|---|
| superlative | most sleepful |
Origin of sleepful
From Middle English slepeful, slepful, equivalent to sleep + -ful.
Words formed from sleepful
Questions about sleepful
- What does sleepful mean?
- Sleepful means very sleepy; strongly wanting or needing to sleep.
- What part of speech is sleepful?
- Sleepful is an adjective.
Words near sleepful in the dictionary
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