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Sleepless

//ˈsliːpləs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterized by an absence of sleep: wakeful.

    "I spent a sleepless night worrying about the exams."

Adjective
  1. 1
    always watchful wordnet
  2. 2
    experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English slepeles, from Old English slǣplēas; equivalent to sleep + -less.

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