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bleary

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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 [ˈblɪərɪ]
adj blearier, bleariest
1. (of eyes or vision) dimmed or blurred, as by tears or tiredness
2. indistinct or unclear
3. exhausted; tired
blearily  adv
bleariness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"

bleary
adjective dim, blurred, fogged, murky, fuzzy, watery, misty, hazy, foggy, blurry, ill-defined, indistinct, rheumy Mona smiled at her through bleary eyes.
Translations
bleary [ˈblɪərɪ] ADJ (blearier (compar) (bleariest (superl))) (with tears, sleep) → lloroso; (= tired) → agotado
bleary [ˈblɪəri] adj [eyes] → trouble
bleary-eyed [ˌblɪəriˈaɪd] adjaux yeux troubles
bleary
adj (+er)
eyestrübe; (after sleep) → verschlafen
(= blurred)verschwommen
bleary [ˈblɪərɪ] adj (eyes) → appannato/a
bleary [ˈblɪərɪ] adj (eyes) → appannato/a


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"I'll have nothing to do with them," he said, looking with bleary eyes at the men who walked along the station platform past the telegraph office.
Sleary, very short of breath now, related with great heartiness, and with a wonderful kind of innocence, considering what a bleary and brandy-and-watery old veteran he was.
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.
 
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