Definition of Sleepyheaded

1. Adjective. Ready to fall asleep. "Sleepyheaded students"

Exact synonyms: Sleepy, Sleepy-eyed
Similar to: Asleep
Derivative terms: Sleep, Sleepiness

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sleepyheaded

sleepwalkers
sleepwalking
sleepwalks
sleepward
sleepwear
sleepwise
sleepy
sleepy-dust
sleepy-eyed
sleepy cod
sleepy dust
sleepy head
sleepy sickness
sleepyhead
sleepyheaded (current term)
sleepyheads
sleepytime
sleer
sleest
sleet
sleetch
sleeted
sleetier
sleetiest
sleetiness
sleeting
sleets
sleety
sleeve

Literary usage of Sleepyheaded

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of a tour to Waterloo and Paris, in company with sir Walter Scott by John Scott (1842)
""I told you, my man, to make sure to have me up, as I am the most sleepyheaded fellow in' the world."—" Well, sir, I assure you I did all I could," replied ..."

2. For Maryland's Honor: A Story of the War for Southern Independence by Lloyd Tilghman Everett, Christopher Publishing House (1922)
"... after his late retirement the night before—leaving the sleepyheaded Chad to take another nap after excusing himself from accepting his chum's invitation ..."

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