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English
Etymology
From bleary + eyed.
Adjective
bleary-eyed (comparative more bleary-eyed, superlative most bleary-eyed)
- Tired, because of lack of sleep, and having blurred or reddened eyes.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fatigued
2024 August 7, Paul Bigland, “'3 Peaks by Rail': ain't no mountain high enough”, in RAIL, number 1015, page 51:Bleary-eyed walkers prepared their kit for the final mountain, while the onboard crew fed and watered them, boosting people's energy levels for the last challenge.
Translations
tired, because of lack of sleep, and having blurred or reddened eyes