sleepable

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sleep +‎ -able

Adjective[edit]

sleepable (comparative more sleepable, superlative most sleepable)

  1. Suitable for sleeping.
    • 1922, Walter Raleigh, The Letters of Sir Walter Raleigh 1879 to 1922:
      It is cool here, or at least sleepable, but Baghdad, I am told, is different. I was advised to do my sleeping in advance.
    • 1998, Charles Rosen, Phil Jackson, The Cockroach Basketball League:
      Once we reach the airport the players dump their bags at the American Airlines counter and hasten to the departure gate to secure the most sleepable spaces.
    • 2002, John Kretschmer, Used Boat Notebook:
      The saloon includes long, sleepable settees and a fold-out table.

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