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

or

blear-eyed

adj
1. with eyes blurred, as with old age or after waking
2. physically or mentally unperceptive
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

blear′y-eyed`

or blear′-eyed`,



adj.
having inflamed or teary eyes.
[1350–1400]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.bleary-eyed - tired to the point of exhaustionbleary-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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Translations

bleary-eyed

[ˈblɪərɪaɪd] ADJcon cara de sueño
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 proofreadingmit 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

bleary-eyed

[ˈblɪərɪˈaɪd] adj to be bleary-eyedavere gli occhi appannati
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bleary-eyed

a. [eye] legañosos; [sight] vista nublada; vista cansada.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
References in classic literature ?
I found him first, a little withered, dried-up old fellow, wrinkled-faced and bleary-eyed and tottery.
Ot eight, after havun' breakfast, he turns un, an' a half hour after up comes the skupper, bleary-eyed an' shaky an' holdun' on tull the companion.
One morning, Rachel stares bleary-eyed out of the train window and glimpses neighbour Megan in a clinch with another man.
Bleary-eyed Rooney was later pictured in a police mug shot appearing to wear orange prison-issue clothing as he was held at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Centre, close to Washington Dulles Airport.
I know I forgot to say that after the match," a bleary-eyed Federer told reporters on Monday.
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WE LOVE ELECTION 2015 QUESTION TIME (BBC1, 8.30pm) and HAVE I GOT ELECTION NEWS FOR YOU (BBC1, 9.30pm) WE have all woken bleary-eyed this morning, after the excitement of yesterday's general election, to find out who will be running the country.
sticks to the dough, and some powder falls, as one bleary-eyed parent
Bleary-eyed German fans awoke after late-night street parties, fireworks and honking motorcades across the country, with ecstatic fans singing aACAyOh, it's beautiful!' and chanting aACAySuper Deutschland!' into the early hours -- basking in their nation's fourth World Cup win after a tense extra-time 1-0 victory over Argentina.
The bleary-eyed duo spent two hours in the whiffy surroundings before leaving at 1am.