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/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -ɪəɹi

Adjective

bleary (comparative blearier, superlative bleariest)

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

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