sleepful

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

sleepful (comparative more sleepful, superlative most sleepful)

very sleepy; strongly wanting or needing to sleep
- 2019, William Le Queux, Zoraida: A Romance of the Harem and the Great Sahara:
  Everything sleepful. Shoemakers and embroiderers who had ceased work were dozing in their little dens, and as I trudged wearily onward, […]
Marked by sleep
a sleepful night

Derived terms

References

“sleepful”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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