Bleary-eyed

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Tired, because of lack of sleep, and having blurred or reddened eyes.

    "Near-synonyms: exhausted, weary; see also Thesaurus:fatigued"

Adjective
  1. 1
    tired to the point of exhaustion wordnet

Synonyms

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"Near-synonyms: exhausted, weary; see also Thesaurus:fatigued"

Etymology

From bleary + eyed.

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