Definitions
ready to fall asleep
Word origin
From Middle English slepy, from Old English *slǣpiġ (attested in unslǣpiġ (“sleepless”)), from Proto-West Germanic *slāpag (“sleepy”), equivalent to sleep + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian släipich (“sleepy”), West Frisian sliepich (“sleepy”), dialectal Dutch slapig, slepig (“sleepy”), German Low German slapig, släpig, slöpig (“sleepy”), archaic German schlafig (“sleepy”).
Used in a sentence
“She wak'd her sleepy crew.”
“a sleepy drink or potion”
“'Tis not sleepy business; But must be looked to speedily and strongly.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Ready for bed”6 letters
Not quite right?
"Search similar patterns."
S_____