: having the eyes dimmed and watery (as from fatigue, drink, or emotion)

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Now, mornings pass into nights as Vest emerges bleary-eyed from sewing sessions that often last longer than her bouldering sessions. Outside Online, 17 May 2025 But following every night of ecstasy comes a lonely, bleary-eyed morning-after. Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025 But no one was thrilled with the new appointment time, least of all a bleary-eyed Williams. Sean Gregory, Time, 16 Apr. 2025 Within minutes, 47 frustrated engineers flood the war room, followed by dozens of emergency calls and bleary-eyed troubleshooting. Karthik Sj, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bleary-eyed

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bleary-eyed was in 1847

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“Bleary-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bleary-eyed. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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