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bleary-eyed
[ bleer-ee-ahyd ]
adjective
- having bleary eyes.
- dull of perception; shortsighted.
bleary-eyed
adjective
- with eyes blurred, as with old age or after waking
- physically or mentally unperceptive
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bleary-eyed1
Example Sentences
BBC journalist Thomas Mackintosh was among a few bleary-eyed Scots in Athens who attended a football match against Greece a few hours ago but were up before sunrise for a flight to Heathrow.
Of course, as any bleary-eyed obsessive knows, the real guy is most likely dead at this point, but don’t call filmmaker Charlie Shackleton late to the game.
I remembered Heather’s feed as one bleary-eyed, desperate-looking selfie after another, hard to look at and hard to look away from.
Given the extent of Sunday's celebrations, the Scots would be forgiven for showing up bleary-eyed just 48 hours later in Lille, but a side featuring eight changes held their own for periods despite the scoreline.
As bleary-eyed migrants climbed onto the train early Saturday morning, they cheered as the train picked up speed and continued them on their winding route north.
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