bleary

[ bleer-ee ]

/ ˈblɪər i /

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adjective, blear·i·er, blear·i·est.

(of the eyes or sight) blurred or dimmed, as from sleep or weariness.

indistinct; unclear: The day begins with a bleary view of one's world.

fatigued; worn-out.

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Origin of bleary

1350–1400; Middle English blery.See blear (adj.), -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM bleary

blear·i·ly, adverbblear·i·ness, noun

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How to use bleary in a sentence

I walk into the kitchen still bleary eyed, and trip over my computer charger, which has no right to be exactly where I left it the night before.
Start Your Day With a Slop Parfait|Elazar Sontag|February 4, 2021|Eater
Claggett Chew was blearily studying a paper spread out before him, leaning his ugly bare skull on one hand.
Mr. Wicker's Window|Carley Dawson
He put his scowling face up close to mine and breathed blearily and belligerently at me.
The Old Die Rich|Horace Leonard Gold
"Thank 'e;" the drunken eyes blinked blearily up into his stolid impassive face.
The Scarecrow and Other Stories|G. Ranger Wormser

The drunken man roused himself with a start and stared blearily, unintelligently into the other's face.
Bruce of the Circle A|Harold Titus
Blearily, he sat himself down behind the counter, greeted some of the hawkers coming across the road, and readied his ticket-roll.
Makers|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for bleary

bleary

/ (ˈblɪərɪ) /

adjective blearier or bleariest

(of eyes or vision) dimmed or blurred, as by tears or tiredness

indistinct or unclear

exhausted; tired

Derived forms of bleary

blearily, adverbbleariness, noun

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