bleary-eyed

[ bleer-ee-ahyd or bleer-ahyd ]

/ ˈblɪər iˌaɪd or ˈblɪərˌaɪd /

having bleary eyes.

dull of perception; shortsighted.

Origin of bleary-eyed

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Shots of a bleary-eyed William leaving a London club at the weekend in today's Daily Mail.

William Parties Like Harry |Tom Sykes |June 11, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The party scene grew and grew, and many a morning session was attended by bleary-eyed veterans of all-night binges.

Davos World Economic Forum’s Glum Kickoff |Christopher Dickey |January 24, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
So bleary-eyed was Ruth by the time she got to work that her bosses let her go after only three months.

The Tragic Life of Barack Obama’s Father |Sally H. Jacobs |July 10, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
"The others come in around nine," the clerk said, yawning, bleary-eyed.

Take the Reason Prisoner |John Joseph McGuire

And he was quite aware, and never more so, of his bleary-eyed, forbidding appearance.

The Turtles of Tasman |Jack London
Peterson's bleary-eyed aide came into the kitchen and slumped into a chair at the table.

Make Mine Homogenized |Rick Raphael
Both boys woke up, stiff and bleary-eyed, as dawn light flooded the hotel.

The Scarlet Lake Mystery |Harold Leland Goodwin
I found him first, a little withered, dried-up old fellow, wrinkled-faced and bleary-eyed and tottery.

Before Adam |Jack London

bleary-eyed

with eyes blurred, as with old age or after waking

physically or mentally unperceptive