Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sleepish

/ˈsliːpɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sleep-ish
IPA
/ˈsliːpɪʃ/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

sleepy; drowsy

Example Sentences

Etymology

From sleep + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more sleepish (comparative) most sleepish (superlative)

Synonyms

sleepbound somnolent adrowse bedroomy dozy dopey dragging one's tail drowsy eyelids at half-mast nodding off oscitant out of steam

Questions

How do you pronounce sleepish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsliːpɪʃ/.
What does sleepish mean?
sleepy; drowsy
Where does sleepish come from?
From sleep + -ish.

How to pronounce sleepish

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