bleary-eyed

blear·y-eyed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bleer-ee-ahyd or bleer-ahyd]
- /ˈblɪər i ˈīd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bleer-ee-ahyd or bleer-ahyd]
- /ˈblɪər i ˈīd/

Definitions of bleary-eyed word

adjective bleary-eyed with eyes blurred, as with old age or after waking 3
adjective bleary-eyed physically or mentally unperceptive 3
adjective bleary-eyed having bleary eyes 3
adjective bleary-eyed having bleary eyes. 1
adjective bleary-eyed dull of perception; shortsighted. 1
adjective bleary-eyed not yet fully awake 1

See all 7 definitions of bleary-eyed

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Origin of bleary-eyed

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400

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Parts of speech for Bleary-eyed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bleary-eyed

bleary-eyed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.