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blear⋅y-eyed

  [bleer-ee-ahyd]
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–adjective
1. having bleary eyes.
2. dull of perception; shortsighted.
Also, blear-eyed.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME
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blear·y-eyed   (blîr'ē-īd')
adj.  

  1. With eyes blurred or reddened, as from exhaustion or lack of sleep.

  2. Dull of mind or perception.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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