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[ adjective ] tired to the point of exhaustion

Synonyms

bleary-eyed blear-eyed blear

Used in print

(John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)

My eyes were so bleary I could barely see him but there he was , a little smooth olivefaced guy in a new spring overcoat and a taffy colored fedora .

Related terms

tired

2
[ adjective ] indistinct or hazy in outline

Synonyms

blurred fuzzy hazy foggy muzzy blurry

Examples

"a landscape of blurred outlines" "the trees were just blurry shapes"

Related terms

indistinct

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Rhymes with

leery leary beery erie eerie teary deary weary wiry cheery theory dreary guarnieri hara-kiri

Phonetic and Homophones

B L IH1 R IY0

Similar Spelling

blear blair blue_air blurry blur blare

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