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Sleepy

sleepy

1. Drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep. She waked her sleepy crew. (Dryden)

2. Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as, a sleepy drink or potion.

3. Dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish. 'Tis not sleepy business; But must be looked to speedily and strongly. (Shak)

4. Characterised by an absence of watchfulness; as, sleepy security.

(Science: zoology) Sleepy duck, the ruddy duck.

Origin: AS. Slpig. See Sleep.


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Future Human Evolution

... very long to have lots of kids, we have a situtation that needs investigation. This could be an interesting topic for someone to start. (very sleepy, sorry for any errors)

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by futurezoologist
Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:13 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Future Human Evolution
Replies: 41
Views: 5681

Re: Any SOLID arguments against evolution?

... to let them know this(as is usually the case)... then what is this argument about? Sorry if there is a lot of errors as it is late and im sleepy.

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by futurezoologist
Fri May 29, 2009 2:09 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Any SOLID arguments against evolution?
Replies: 106
Views: 16889

Solve medical mystery ~ yawn, stretch, tremors

... it actually causes shocking pain. I feel like my mind is telling my body things that aren't true. Impulses are untrue. I'm not hungry. I'm not sleepy. I'm not cold... Theories I thought may be that the baby is yawning and it's sympathetic? Maybe the baby needs stuff I don't recognize? Could ...

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by pookieboo
Fri Jan 23, 2009 11:58 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Solve medical mystery ~ yawn, stretch, tremors
Replies: 3
Views: 1431

Assessment: Technology and the origin of life

yea, sorry... It was designed by Stanley Miller and Harold Urey. I was sleepy last night

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by MrMistery
Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:17 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Assessment: Technology and the origin of life
Replies: 10
Views: 1539

sleepy..zzzz

ok, my question is how can, or, why can we feel sleepy? i know the main answer is : we don't sleep long enough (+- 6 hours a day), but what i am asking about is what's the process of it? is it true if it is related to the lack of oxygen in our brains? ...

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by whizzbee
Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:21 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: sleepy..zzzz
Replies: 1
Views: 417
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