blearily
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7.0
- adverb
- /ˈblɪrɪli/
:
somnolientamente
- After waking up from a long nap, I looked blearily at my phone, struggling to comprehend the messages.
- looked blearily
- stared blearily
- gazed blearily
Examples
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Blearily, he regards one of my cameras.
Fiction book (1998) -
I shook my head blearily.
Fiction book (1999) -
"Is that the dog's name?" your father says blearily.
Fiction book (1993) -
The Dude is running blearily down the middle of the Pacific Coast Highway.
Fiction book (1998) -
I looked blearily up at both of them and burst out laughing.
Fiction book (1997) -
Bishop stared blearily at the table.
Fiction book (1999) -
"Jesus Christ, what time is it?" Kip asked blearily.
Fiction book (1994) -
"Open up!" This went on for a while until the door opened and Mrs. Brazil blearily peered out.
Fiction book (1997) -
"I rolled over and peered blearily at the early morning grayness.
Fiction book (1993) -
Tyklat groaned, head rolling before he blinked his eyes open and stared blearily around the gray concrete of the interrogation room.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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3.0
In a tired way that shows little energy
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1.0
Someone moves or speaks in a tired, half-awake way
3
4.1
In a sleepy, slow, confused way after waking or when very tired
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1.6
In a way that shows little energy
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2.4
In a sleepy, not fully awake way
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4.9
In a very tired way after a long effort
In a sleepy way, as if nearly asleep
Antonyms
How Tired
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Blearily comes from bleary + -ly, and bleary once meant 'dim' or 'blurred', like the familiar word 'blurry'. So, blearily means 'in a tired, blurred way', as when you look right after waking or when you are very exhausted.