Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Strong inclination to sleep.
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- noun The quality of being
sleepful .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Only dimly do I remember those moments -- only dimly do I remember looking through the lawyer at Apollyon's clean collar -- only dimly do I remember the gradual collapse of the captain of _gendarmes_, his slow but sure assumption of sleepfulness, the drooping of his soggy
The Enormous Room 1928
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There are forms of words which will cure insomnia and indeed, if one may trust current observation, forms of words not primarily so intended may still induce sleepfulness.
Modern Religious Cults and Movements Gaius Glenn Atkins 1912
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But the truth is, watching people sleep is fascinating, particularly when they're not actually beside you in bed, taunting you with their sleepfulness.
Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture 2009
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