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/ˈblɪəɹi/

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/ˈblɪəɹi/ · /ˈblɪɹi/ · /ˈblɪɚi/(US) · /ˈbliɹi/(US) · /ˈbliɹɪ/ · /ˈbliɹe/ · /ˈbliəɹi/ · /ˈblɛːɹi/

Definition of bleary

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adj

Tired, having senses dulled by exhaustion.

“Near-synonyms: exhausted, weary; see also Thesaurus:fatigued”
“bleary eyes”
“"One of them can see you, and one of them can see an empty hallway." Reynders narrowed her bleary eyes — she wasn't wearing her glasses, for some reason — as though momentarily uncertain which sight she was seeing. She apparently decided in favour of their motley group. "I'm the one who can see you. The one who can see you can talk to you. The one who can't talk to you can see you too, sometimes, but she doesn't want to because she knows you're not there. Where she is."”

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

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