bleary-eyed
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blear·y-eyed
(blîr′ē-īd′) also blear-eyed (blîr′īd′)adj.
1. With eyes blurred or reddened, as from exhaustion or lack of sleep.
2. Dull of mind or perception.
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bleary-eyed
orblear-eyed
adj
1. with eyes blurred, as with old age or after waking
2. physically or mentally unperceptive
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blear′y-eyed`
or blear′-eyed`,
adj.
having inflamed or teary eyes.
[1350–1400]
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Adj. | 1. | bleary-eyed - tired to the point of exhaustion tired - depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
bleary-eyed
adj (after sleep) → verschlafen; bleary-eyed after proofreading → mit ganz trüben Augen nach dem Korrekturlesen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bleary-eyed
a. [eye] legañosos; [sight] vista nublada; vista cansada.
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