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

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Harrison told the bleary-eyed group that the team’s goal remained the same: Win a championship. C. Clark, M. Vorkunov and F. Katz, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025 When the credits rolled, David and I held onto each other, bleary-eyed, blindsided. Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 12 Feb. 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 Of course, as any bleary-eyed obsessive knows, the real guy is most likely dead at this point, but don’t call filmmaker Charlie Shackleton late to the game. Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 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 22 Feb. 2025.

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