sleepwise

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adverb

In terms of sleep.

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Meanings

adverbsleepwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerareIn terms of sleep.

    During the Depression, putting yourself through school, it was a financial sacrifice, sleepwise — it was not easy.

    2004, Katherine Cramer Walsh, Talking about politics: informal groups and social identity in American life
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    Sleepwise, I've always been a strict eight hour man; no more, no less. For some reason though I was awake at six next morning.

    1989, Keith Roberts, Winterwood: And Other Hauntings

    Sleepwise, your child's needs haven't changed significantly since she was a baby. She still needs approximately 11 to 14 hours of sleep in a 24-hour period...

    2007, Jennifer Waldburger, Jill Spivack, The Sleepeasy Solution

Origin

From sleep + -wise.

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APA

sleepwise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleepwise

MLA

“sleepwise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleepwise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sleepwise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleepwise.

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