Sleepish
/ˈsliːpɪʃ/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 sleepy; drowsy
"One, my lord, that doth so palpably, so apparently make her adulteries a trophy, whiles the poting-stick to her unsatiate goatish abomination jeers at, and flouts your sleepish, and more than sleepish, security."
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More examples"One, my lord, that doth so palpably, so apparently make her adulteries a trophy, whiles the poting-stick to her unsatiate goatish abomination jeers at, and flouts your sleepish, and more than sleepish, security."
Etymology
From sleep + -ish.