Meanings
comparative more bleary-eyed · superlative most bleary-eyed · alternative bleareyed
- Tired, because of lack of sleep, and having blurred or reddened eyes.
Near-synonyms: exhausted, weary; see also Thesaurus:fatigued
1 more example
Bleary-eyed walkers prepared their kit for the final mountain, while the onboard crew fed and watered them, boosting people's energy levels for the last challenge.
2024 August 7, Paul Bigland, “'3 Peaks by Rail': ain't no mountain high enough”, in RAIL, number 1015, page 51Synonyms: bleareyed, bleary, exhausted, weary, bleareyed, bleary, bone-tired, bushed
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveTired, because of lack of sleep, and having blurred or reddened eyes.
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek γλαμυρός, γλάμων
- γλαμυρός (glamurós)tired, because of lack of sleep, and having blurred or reddened eyes
- γλάμων (glámōn)tired, because of lack of sleep, and having blurred or reddened eyes
Latin lippus, lippidus
- lippustired, because of lack of sleep, and having blurred or reddened eyes
- lippidustired, because of lack of sleep, and having blurred or reddened eyes
Māori mata kohore
- mata kohoretired, because of lack of sleep, and having blurred or reddened eyes
Polish z zaczerwienionymi oczami
- z zaczerwienionymi oczamitired, because of lack of sleep, and having blurred or reddened eyes
Cite this entry
bleary-eyed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bleary-eyed
“bleary-eyed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bleary-eyed. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bleary-eyed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bleary-eyed.
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