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blear·y
(blîr′ē)adj.blear·i·er,blear·i·est
1. Watery, filmy, or unable to see clearly:bleary eyes.
2. Tired, disoriented, or bleary-eyed:He shuffled around the kitchen, bleary with sleep.
3. Vaguely outlined; indistinct:"The Palisades are wan and bleary with heat"(Clement Greenberg).
blear′i·ly adv.
blear′i·ness n.
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bleary
(ˈblɪərɪ)adj,blearierorbleariest
1. Also :bleared (of eyes or vision) dimmed or blurred, as by tears or tiredness
2.indistinct or unclear
3.exhausted; tired
ˈblearilyadv
ˈblearinessn
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blear•y
(ˈblɪər i)adj.blear•i•er, blear•i•est.
1. (of the eyes or sight) blurred or dimmed, as from sleep or weariness.
2. indistinct; unclear: a bleary view of the horizon.
3. fatigued; worn-out.
[1350–1400]
blear′i•ly,adv.
blear′i•ness,n.
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() tired - depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat" |
2. | ![]() indistinct - not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do" |
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bleary
adjectivedim,blurred,fogged,murky,fuzzy,watery,misty,hazy,foggy,blurry,ill-defined,indistinct,rheumyMona smiled at her through bleary eyes.
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bleary
adjective1.Extremely tired:
Idioms:all in, ready to drop.
2.Not clearly perceived or perceptible:
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bleary
[ˈblɪərɪ]ADJ (blearier (compar) (bleariest (superl))) (with tears, sleep) →lloroso; (=tired) →agotadoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bleary
adj (+er)
eyes →trübe; (after sleep) →verschlafen
(= blurred) →verschwommen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
bleary
[ˈblɪərɪ]adj (eyes) →appannato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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"I'll have nothing to do with them," he said, looking withbleary eyes at the men who walked along the station platform past the telegraph office.
His red, bloated face,bleary eyes and bulbous nose bespoke the manner of his life; while his thick lips, the lower hanging large and flabby over his receding chin, indicated the base passions to which his life and been given.
Sleary, very short of breath now, related with great heartiness, and with a wonderful kind of innocence, considering what ableary and brandy-and-watery old veteran he was.
Bleary unwashed faces were turned to his direction.
The suspect, ShezoyBleary, was in custody, authorities said.
Its fierce buzz drove us,bleary with olive pollen and
In research that will be embraced by millions ofbleary eyed Britons, scientists have worked out the secret of a good night's sleep.
Tired of getting out of the swimming poolbleary and red-eyed from the chlorine in the water?
That's if dad can survive yesterday'sbleary performance.
A spectacular display of shooting stars not likely to be repeated for 30 years looks set to produce a lot of excitement - andbleary eyes - next week.
BLEARY PICTURE Research on sleep deprivation and health is still in its infancy, Van Cauter admits.
The human race is a bit like the beersodden bum who fixes us withbleary eye and says, "I wasn't always like this, ya' know?"
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