1
of the eyes or vision
: dull or dimmed especially from fatigue or sleep
2
: poorly outlined or defined : dim
a bleary view
3
: very tired
bleary travelers
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She looked at me with bleary eyes.
disoriented, bleary passengers departing from the red-eye
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Gennaro, his eyes still red and bleary, has come home with track marks on his arms.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
Deir al-Balah, Gaza CNN — Abu Mohammed stands with red, bleary eyes.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
More than a few of our out-of-town guests staggered around the ceremony, bleary eyed, having tossed and turned the previous night with headaches.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 16 Oct. 2024
Scene after scene shows Aaron bleary and disoriented after getting hit on the field, foreshadowing the severe damage that would be found in his brain after his death by suicide at 27.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
Deir al-Balah, Gaza CNN — Abu Mohammed stands with red, bleary eyes.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
More than a few of our out-of-town guests staggered around the ceremony, bleary eyed, having tossed and turned the previous night with headaches.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 16 Oct. 2024
Scene after scene shows Aaron bleary and disoriented after getting hit on the field, foreshadowing the severe damage that would be found in his brain after his death by suicide at 27.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Bleary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bleary. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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bleary
adjective
of the eyes or vision
: dull or dimmed especially from fatigue or sleep
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