seepy

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːpi
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Etymology 1

From seep +‎ -y.

Adjective

seepy (comparative seepier, superlative seepiest)

  1. That seeps.
    • 2020, Bethany Hicok, Elizabeth Bishop and the Literary Archive, page 121:
      In a way this reminds me a bit of the exactness of Bishop's watercolors—using the seepiest of mediums to make a kind of preternatural accuracy.
  2. (of land) boggy; marshy; with poor drainage.
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Etymology 2

    Clipping of sleepy.

    Alternative forms

    Adjective

    seepy (comparative seepier, superlative seepiest)

    1. (Internet slang, endearing) Synonym of sleepy.

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