sleepy

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. drowsy; languid; lethargic. See repose, inactivity. Ant., [wide-]awake, alert.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

Syn. drowsy, tired, dozy, somnolent, slumberous, sluggish; see also tired .

Syn.- sleepy applies to a person who is nearly overcome by a deSire to sleep and, figuratively, suggests either the power to induce sleepiness or a quiet stillness resembling or conducive to sleep [ a sleepy town, song, etc. ] ; drowsy stresses the sluggishness or lethargic heaviness accompanying sleepiness [ the drowsy sentry fought off sleep through the watch ] ; somnolent is a formal equivalent of either of the preceding, though it more frequently refers to the stillness of the subject or to the subject's tendency to induce drowsiness [ the somnolent voice of the speaker ] ; slumberous , also a formal or poetic equivalent, sometimes suggests latent powers in repose [ a slumberous city ]

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

1. drowsy tired, exhausted, weary, *dead-tired, fatigued, slumberous, nodding off, *beat, *dopey, lethargic, asleep, somnolent, falling under the spell of Morpheus.

2. inactive idle, still, quiet, dull.

ANT.: 1. awake, refreshed, alert, invigorated. 2. active, bustline, busy

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Ready for or needing sleep: dozy, drowsy, nodding, slumberous, slumbery, somnolent, soporific. See AWARENESS. 2. Inducing sleep or sedation: hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, sedative, slumberous, somnifacient, somniferous, somnific, somnolent, soporific. See AWARENESS.