"sleepish" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsliːpɪʃ/ Forms: more sleepish [comparative], most sleepish [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːpɪʃ Etymology: From sleep + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sleep|ish}} sleep + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} sleepish (comparative more sleepish, superlative most sleepish)
  1. sleepy; drowsy Synonyms: sleepbound, somnolent, sleepy
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