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Adjective: bleary (blearier,bleariest)  bleer-ee
  1. Indistinct or hazy in outline
    "a landscape of bleary outlines";
    - blurred, blurry, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, muzzy
     
  2. Tired to the point of exhaustion
    "The bleary-eyed students struggled to stay awake during the early morning lecture";
    - blear [archaic], bleary-eyed, blear-eyed

Derived forms: blearier, bleariest

See also: indistinct, tired

Encyclopedia: Bleary