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blearily en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈblɪəɹɪli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈblɪɹɪli/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English bleary Middle English -ly English -ly English blearily From bleary + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a bleary manner.
   • "He looked at me a little blearily, as though he could not believe his eyes." 1964, James Holledge, Sex and the Australian Teenager, Melbourne: Horwitz Publications, page 29:
   • Crabbe looked up blearily. On the bedside table were a bottle of gin, a jug of water, and a glass. 1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 381:

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