blear-eyed
11bleary-eyed — /blear ee uyd /, adj. 1. having bleary eyes. 2. dull of perception; shortsighted. Also, blear eyed. [1350 1400; ME] * * * …
12blear — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English bleren, probably from Old English *blerian; akin to Low German bleer oged bleary eyed Date: 14th century 1. to make (the eyes) sore or watery 2. dim, blur II. adjective Date: 14th century …
13blear — archaic adjective dim or dull. verb make (the eyes) dim or bleary. Origin ME (as v.): prob. related to Mid. High Ger. blerre blurred vision and Low Ger. blarroged bleary eyed …
14bleary-eyed — adjective tired to the point of exhaustion • Syn: ↑bleary, ↑blear, ↑blear eyed • Similar to: ↑tired * * * /ˈbliɚˌaıd/ adj [more bleary eyed; most bleary eyed] : having eyes that look very tired and watery …
15bleary-eyed — leary eyed adj. having eyes sore or unfocused, due to weariness or excessive drinking; same as {blear eyed[1]}. Syn: blear, bleary. [WordNet 1.5] 2. same as {teary}. [R.] [PJC] …
16dim-eyed — a. Dim sighted, blear eyed …
17bleary-eyed — /ˈblɪəri aɪd/ (say blearree uyd) adjective 1. having bleared eyes. 2. dull of perception. Also, blear eyed …
18dim — Synonyms and related words: achromatic, achromatize, achromic, amorphous, anemic, ashen, ashy, banausic, bandage, barely audible, becloud, bedarken, bedazzle, bedim, befog, begloom, benight, black, black out, blacken, blah, blanch, bleach, blear …
19Dimsightedness — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Imperfect vision. >Fallacies of vision. < N PARAG:Dimsightedness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dim sight dim sight dull sight half sight short sight near sight long sight double sight astigmatic sight failing sight Sgm: N… …
20Bleareyedness — Blear eyed ness, n. The state of being blear eyed. [1913 Webster] …
