- blear-eyed
- adjective Date: 14th century bleary-eyed
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
blear-eyed
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Blear-eyed — a. 1. Having sore eyes; having the eyes dim with rheum; dim sighted. [1913 Webster] The blear eyed Crispin. Drant. [1913 Webster] 2. Lacking in perception or penetration; short sighted; as, a blear eyed bigot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blear-eyed — (blîrʹīd ) adj. Variant of bleary eyed. * * * … Universalium
blear-eyed — adjective tired to the point of exhaustion • Syn: ↑bleary, ↑blear, ↑bleary eyed • Similar to: ↑tired … Useful english dictionary
blear-eyed — a. Dim sighted … New dictionary of synonyms
blear-eyed herring — noun : alewife 1a … Useful english dictionary
blear — bli(ə)r vt to make (the eyes) sore or watery blear adj dim with water or tears blear eyed īd adj … Medical dictionary
blear — E, to roar and cry. N. Hence Blear eyed … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
blear|y-eyed — «BLIHR ee YD», adjective. 1. having eyes dim, especially with water or tears. 2. = short sighted. (Cf. ↑short sighted) … Useful english dictionary
bleary-eyed — blear′y eyed or blear′ eyed adj. having inflamed or teary eyes • Etymology: 1350–1400 … From formal English to slang
bleary-eyed — /blear ee uyd /, adj. 1. having bleary eyes. 2. dull of perception; shortsighted. Also, blear eyed. [1350 1400; ME] * * * … Universalium
