sleepily

An adverb meaning "in a sleepy manner" or "with drowsiness." It describes an action performed while feeling tired or inclined to sleep.

• 🇩🇪Adverb, das beschreibt, dass eine Handlung in einem schläfrigen, müden oder von Schlafbedürfnis geprägten Zustand ausgeführt wird.

1. In a drowsy manner B1 formal

   In a way that shows a desire to sleep or a lack of energy.

   • She rubbed her eyes sleepily and yawned.
   • He answered the phone sleepily, still half-asleep.
   • The child walked sleepily to the bathroom.

   🇩🇪Schläfrig

   Synonyme: drowsilylanguidlylethargicallysluggishlysomnolentlytiredlywearily

   Antonyme: alertlyawake

• more sleepily comparative form
• most sleepily superlative form