bleary-eyed

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Etymology

From bleary +‎ eyed.

Adjective

bleary-eyed (comparative more bleary-eyed, superlative most bleary-eyed)

  1. 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.

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