Meanings
comparative blearier · superlative bleariest
- Tired, having senses dulled by exhaustion.
bleary eyes
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Near-synonyms: exhausted, weary; see also Thesaurus:fatigued
"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."
2023 September 24, HarryBlank, “Working Wonders”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 25 May 2024Synonyms: bleareyed, bleary-eyed, exhausted, weary, bleareyed, bleary-eyed, bone-tired, bushed
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveTired, having senses dulled by exhaustion.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivetired to the point of exhaustion
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishblery
- Englishbleary
From Middle English blery, equivalent to blear + -y. Compare Old English bleriġ (“bald”).
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Bulgarian изнемощял
- изнемощял (iznemoštjal)Tired, having senses dulled by exhaustion
French rougi, trouble, larmoyant, rougi
- rougi, trouble, larmoyantTired, having senses dulled by exhaustion
- rougiTired, having senses dulled by exhaustion
- troubleTired, having senses dulled by exhaustion
Hungarian fátyolos/homályos (szemű)
- fátyolos/homályos (szemű)Tired, having senses dulled by exhaustion
Polish wyczerpany, zmęczony
- wyczerpanyTired, having senses dulled by exhaustion
- zmęczonyTired, having senses dulled by exhaustion
Portuguese exausto
- exaustoTired, having senses dulled by exhaustion
Russian изнеможённый
- изнеможённый (iznemožónnyj)Tired, having senses dulled by exhaustion
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Cite this entry
bleary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bleary
“bleary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bleary. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bleary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bleary.
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