bleary-eyed en · ADJ
Etymology
From bleary + eyed.
Meanings
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Tired, because of lack of sleep, and having blurred or reddened eyes.
Near-synonyms: exhausted, weary; see also Thesaurus:fatigued
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 51:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more bleary-eyed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| bleareyed | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most bleary-eyed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
stuffed · tired out · tuckered · cream crackered · fatigued · knacked · sleepy · beat · languid · bushed · bleary · weary · washed out · buggered · pooped · done in · fagged out · shot · done up · worn out · zonked · dog-tired · bleary-eyed · drained · spent · gassed · forworn · fried · tuckered out · dead tired · bleareyed · shagged · pooped out · jaded · exhausted · played out · exhausted · tired · enervated · banjaxed · dog-weary · weariful · busted · shagged out · fucked · nadgered · wappened · bleareyed · jiggered · run-down · pumped · forfairn · bleary · whacked · out of gas · knackered · weary · shattered · bone-tired · Kerry Packered · worn · forlagen · wrecked · heavyeyed · whipped · done
Translations (6)
grc γλάμων (tired, because of lack of sleep, and having blurred or reddened eyes) · la lippus (tired, because of lack of sleep, and having blurred or reddened eyes) · mi mata kohore (tired, because of lack of sleep, and having blurred or reddened eyes) · grc γλαμυρός (tired, because of lack of sleep, and having blurred or reddened eyes) · la lippidus (tired, because of lack of sleep, and having blurred or reddened eyes) · pl z zaczerwienionymi oczami (tired, because of lack of sleep, and having blurred or reddened eyes)