bleary

English

Etymology

From Middle English blery, equivalent to blear +‎ -y. Compare Old English bleriġ (“bald”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈblɪɹi/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈblɪəɹi/

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• Rhymes: -ɪəɹi

Adjective

bleary (comparative blearier, superlative bleariest)

1. Tired, having senses dulled by exhaustion.

   bleary eyes

Derived terms

• bleary-eyed

Translations

Tired, having senses dulled by exhaustion

• Bulgarian: изнемощял (bg) (iznemoštjal)
• Hungarian: fátyolos (hu)/homályos (hu) (szemű (hu))
• Polish: wyczerpany (pl) m, zmęczony (pl) m
• Portuguese: exausto (pt) m
• Russian: изнеможённый (iznemožónnyj)

See also

• blear
• blurry

Anagrams

• Barley, Braley, barely, barley, bearly