bleary-eyed

Also blear-eyed

[bleer-ee-ahyd]

adjective

1. having bleary eyes.

2. dull of perception; shortsighted.

bleary-eyed

adjective

1. with eyes blurred, as with old age or after waking

2. physically or mentally unperceptive

Word History and Origins

Origin of bleary-eyed¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

They offered to hang up her clothes, close the drapes, open the windows, turn down the bed, pour champagne, run a hot bath, and so on, but Penelope dismissed them all with a bleary-eyed wave.

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So there he sat, parked and bleary-eyed, a young father getting his PhD in coaching, unsure whether to go inside and sleep or turn the truck around.

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Packing school lunches in the bleary-eyed dawn as we scoured the internet for rentals.

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Finally, I locate the correct exit and, bleary-eyed, take a taxi home.

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BBC journalist Thomas Mackintosh was among a few bleary-eyed Scots in Athens who attended a football match against Greece a few hours ago but were up before sunrise for a flight to Heathrow.

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