Meaning

2 senses
  1. Very sleepy; strongly wanting or needing to sleep

  2. Marked by sleep

    a sleepful night

Origin

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

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

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Forms

more sleepful, most sleepful
Comparativemore sleepful Lesson
Superlativemost sleepful Lesson

regular

Synonyms

24 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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