sleepful

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adjective

very sleepy; strongly wanting or needing to sleep

“a sleepful night”

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hypersomnolentnodding offadrowsebedroomydozydopeydragging one's taildrowsy
OriginMiddle English slepeful →
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Meanings

adjectivesleepful (comparative more sleepful, superlative most sleepful)

comparative more sleepful · superlative most sleepful

  1. very sleepy; strongly wanting or needing to sleep

    Everything sleepful. Shoemakers and embroiderers who had ceased work were dozing in their little dens, and as I trudged wearily onward, […]

    2019, William Le Queux, Zoraida: A Romance of the Harem and the Great Sahara

    Synonyms: hypersomnolent, nodding off, adrowse, bedroomy, dozy, dopey, dragging one's tail, drowsy

  2. Marked by sleep

    a sleepful night

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivevery sleepy; strongly wanting or needing to sleep

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Also see
hypersomnolent

Origin

  1. Middle Englishslepeful
  2. Englishsleepful

From Middle English slepeful, slepful, equivalent to sleep + -ful.

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APA

sleepful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleepful

MLA

“sleepful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleepful. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sleepful,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleepful.

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