bleary-eyed adj

bleary-eyed adj
['blɪərɪ'aɪd]

to be bleary-eyed — avere gli occhi appannati


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  • bleary-eyed — leary eyed adj. having eyes sore or unfocused, due to weariness or excessive drinking; same as {blear eyed[1]}. Syn: blear, bleary. [WordNet 1.5] 2. same as {teary}. [R.] [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bleary-eyed — [blir′ēīd΄] adj. having bleary eyes: also bleareyed …   English World dictionary

  • bleary-eyed — adjective tired to the point of exhaustion • Syn: ↑bleary, ↑blear, ↑blear eyed • Similar to: ↑tired * * * /ˈbliɚˌaıd/ adj [more bleary eyed; most bleary eyed] : having eyes that look very tired and watery …   Useful english dictionary

  • bleary-eyed — blear′y eyed or blear′ eyed adj. having inflamed or teary eyes • Etymology: 1350–1400 …   From formal English to slang

  • bleary-eyed — /blear ee uyd /, adj. 1. having bleary eyes. 2. dull of perception; shortsighted. Also, blear eyed. [1350 1400; ME] * * * …   Universalium

  • bleary — adj. (blearier, bleariest) 1 (of the eyes or mind) dim; blurred. 2 indistinct. Phrases and idioms: bleary eyed having dim sight or wits. Derivatives: blearily adv. bleariness n …   Useful english dictionary

  • bleary — blear|y [ˈblıəri US ˈblıri] adj also .bleary eyed [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: blear to make (the eyes) unable to see clearly (13 19 centuries)] unable to see very clearly, because you are tired or have been crying ▪ Steve emerged from his room,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bleary — [[t]blɪ͟əri[/t]] ADJ If your eyes are bleary, they look dull or tired, as if you have not had enough sleep or have drunk too much alcohol. I arrived bleary eyed and rumpled... Mona smiled at her through bleary eyes …   English dictionary

  • blear-eyed — (blîrʹīd ) adj. Variant of bleary eyed. * * * …   Universalium

  • bog-eyed — Adj. Bleary or tired looking eyed, either from too little sleep or intoxication by drink or drugs …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • befuddled — adj 1. intoxicated, inebriated, inebrious, bibacious, crapulent, crapulous; drunk, drunken, sodden, besotted, sotted, awash, Literary. in one s cups; under the influence, the worse for liquor, under the weather; saturated, soused, full, Scot.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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