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sleepy

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They mean, “I put on episodes I’ve seen before and it’s comforting in a profoundly, sleepy way.”

The latest hipster destination is Canggu, a once sleepy fishing village that has become a magnet for surfers from around the world.

From BBC

“The Night of the Iguana” takes place in a sleepy, seaside Mexican village in 1940, just as Hitler’s Germany was advancing on Europe and Japan was plotting similar jingoistic pursuits on its own front.

He's so laid-back it's almost comical, speaking in a perpetually sleepy drawl, like the Big Lebowski of music.

From BBC

But alarming levels of violent crime have rocked the once sleepy British Overseas Territory, earning it accolades it welcomes far less.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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