Much worn: the cloth of your coat must be extremely sleepy, for it has not had a nap this long time.
·noun Dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish. II. Sleepy ·noun Drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep. II...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
i.q. blue-tongued lizard (q.v.). ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris