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sleepily

sleepily adverb: in a sleepy manner.

Adverb

sleepily (comparative more sleepily, superlative most sleepily)

  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 […]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, “To-morrow”, in The Mother's Magazine

sleepily meaning in Malayalam

sleepily in Malayalam

ഉറക്കം തൂങ്ങിക്കൊണ്ട്, മയക്കത്തോടെ

Forms of sleepily

comparativemore sleepily
superlativemost sleepily

Origin of sleepily

From sleepy + -ly.

Questions about sleepily

What does sleepily mean?
Sleepily means in a sleepy manner.
What is sleepily in Malayalam?
Sleepily in Malayalam is ഉറക്കം തൂങ്ങിക്കൊണ്ട്, മയക്കത്തോടെ. See Sleepily meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is sleepily?
Sleepily is an adverb.

Words near sleepily in the dictionary

  1. sleepiest
  2. sleepified
  3. sleepifies
  4. sleepify
  5. sleepifying
  6. sleepily
  7. sleepiness
  8. sleepinesses
  9. sleeping
  10. sleeping a wink
  11. sleeping around

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