Antonyms for bleary

Grammar : Adj

Spell : bleer-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈblɪər i

Definition of bleary

Origin : late 14c., from blear + -y (2). Related: Blearily; bleariness.

adj blurry
adj tired

Example sentences :

He was old and bleary, unmistakably dirty too—but he had divined Sidney's romance.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

"Yes, Miss," said the stranger, blinking at her with his bleary eyes.
Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs

Then I stopped, for the man with the bleary eyes had shut the wicket in my face.
Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service

I recognised it in spite of the red blotches and the bleary film that hid the eyes.
Extract from : « Novel Notes » by Jerome K. Jerome

Her eyes were bleary and red-rimmed, her breath reeked of porter.
Extract from : « Lady Bountiful » by George A. Birmingham

Mirestone swung around and glared at the bleary eyed Dutchman.
Extract from : « The White Feather Hex » by Don Peterson

It was a way of which her experiences in Bleary Street had made her skeptical.
Extract from : « The Dust Flower » by Basil King

Her experience at Bleary Street had helped her in this; and Letty had been quick.
Extract from : « The Dust Flower » by Basil King

She thought at first that her eyes were bleary with sleep, but it was his face that was bleary.
Extract from : « We Can't Have Everything » by Rupert Hughes

Her voice was thick with sleep, her eyes heavy-lidded and bleary.
Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow

Synonyms for bleary

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