BLEARY-EYED


Meaning of BLEARY-EYED in English

blear ‧ y /ˈblɪəri $ ˈblɪri/ BrE AmE ( also ˌbleary-ˈeyed ) adjective

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: blear 'to make (the eyes) unable to see clearly' (13-19 centuries) ]

unable to see very clearly, because you are tired or have been crying:

Steve emerged from his room, unshaven and bleary-eyed.

—blearily adverb

—bleariness noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.