Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective With eyes blurred or reddened, as from exhaustion or lack of sleep.
- adjective Dull of mind or perception.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective having eyes sore or unfocused, due to weariness or excessive drinking; same as
blear-eyed{1} . - adjective rare same as
teary .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Tired , because of lack ofsleep , and having blurred or reddened eyes.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective tired to the point of exhaustion
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Examples
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Call it the real night shift - that noctural period when bleary-eyed adults leave warm beds to tend to the needs of sick kids, elderly parents, an ailing spouse or incontinent pet.
Is There A Sleep Gender Gap? The Washington Post 2011
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Brown The Washington Post Call it the real night shift - that noctural period when bleary-eyed adults leave warm beds to tend...
Is There A Sleep Gender Gap? The Washington Post 2011
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Lauded at Sundance, where its leads Peter Mullan and Olivia Colman and director won prizes, it's a brutal character study that takes a bleary-eyed look at the notion of redemption.
Adrift at Home, Anchored Abroad Steve Dollar 2011
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The door opened and closed, the bell rang, and footsteps - their sound a dry shuffle - approached the counter behind which Orphan sat, bleary-eyed and untidy, a mug of coffee (the largest that was available) and the morning paper resting by his side.
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To the shock of France, he was booked and walked the following day from a Harlem police station before a bevy of international photographers — handcuffed, rumpled and bleary-eyed.
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Late bedtimes and an 8am or 9am start mean many workers reach the office already bleary-eyed.
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"We didn't find out until 2 1/2 or 3 hours later what was going on," said Katya Funk, 18, a bleary-eyed freshman in a sweatsuit.
Police: Drug lab found at Georgetown University Daniel de Vise 2010
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"We didn't find out until 2 1/2 or 3 hours later what was going on," said Katya Funk, 18, a bleary-eyed freshman in a sweatsuit.
Police: Drug lab found at Georgetown University Daniel de Vise 2010
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"We didn't find out until 2 1/2 or 3 hours later what was going on," said Katya Funk, 18, a bleary-eyed freshman in a sweatsuit.
Police: Drug lab found at Georgetown University Daniel de Vise 2010
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To the shock of France, he was booked and walked the following day from a Harlem police station before a bevy of international photographers — handcuffed, rumpled and bleary-eyed.
slumry commented on the word bleary-eyed
yup, that would be me.
June 20, 2007