blear‧y /ˈblɪəri $ ˈblɪri/ (
also ˌbleary-ˈeyed)
adjective[
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, unshaven and bleary-eyed.—blearily adverb—bleariness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲