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sleepily

/ˈsliːpɪli/ adverb · British & US

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What does sleepily mean?

adverb

In a sleepy manner; in a state of drowsiness; in a slow and lethargic way.

Example

"She walked sleepily out of the house, yawning and stretching."

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Words that share this root

sleep slumber drowsiness torpor

What's another word for sleepily?

drowsily lazily slowly torpidly dullly indolently

What's the opposite of sleepily?

alertly quickly energetically

Rhymes with sleepily

creepily deeply gleefully keenly