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blear·y  (blîr)
adj. blear·i·er, blear·i·est
1. Blurred or dimmed by or as if by tears: bleary eyes.
2. Vaguely outlined; indistinct.
3. Exhausted; worn-out.

bleari·ly adv.
bleari·ness n.

bleary
Adjective
[blearier, bleariest]
1. with eyes dimmed, by tears or tiredness: a few bleary hacks
2. indistinct or unclear
blearily adv
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Adj.1.bleary - tired to the point of exhaustion
tired - depleted of strength or energy; "tired mothers with crying babies"; "too tired to eat"
2.bleary - indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes"
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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If jealousy is, in cliche parlance, spoken of as the "green-eyed monster," envy is cross-, squinty-, and blearily red-eyed.
I threw on a T-shirt, staggered into the bathroom, splashed the sleep from my eyes, blinked blearily into the fluorescent light, and reeled dumbly downstairs into the church.
A few pages later, "three tired bears / who are climbing the stairs" look just as exhausted, but in their own distinct way, as they blearily heft their suitcases up the steps.
 
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