"half-asleep" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-half-asleep.wav
Etymology: From half- + asleep. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|half|asleep}} half- + asleep Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} half-asleep (not comparable)
  1. Showing signs of being asleep or very sleepy, as not demonstrating full energy or attention. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Sleep Related terms: half-awake Translations (very sleepy): puoliunessa (Finnish), puolinukuksissa (Finnish), demi-sommeil [masculine] (French), milli svefns og vöku (Icelandic), assonnato (Italian), insonnolito (Italian), halvsovande (Swedish)
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      "sense": "very sleepy",
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      "sense": "very sleepy",
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    },
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      "sense": "very sleepy",
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