heavyeyed

English

Etymology

From heavy +‎ eyed.

Adjective

heavyeyed (comparative more heavyeyed, superlative most heavyeyed)

  1. Having droopy eyes, typically due to tiredness.
    Near-synonyms: bleary-eyed, exhausted; see also Thesaurus:fatigued
    • 2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 21, in Nick, New York, Boston, London: Little, Brown and Company, page 121:
      Round tables filled the floor space and men and women, young and old, sat at the tables. Some heavyeyed, slurping at the soup with shaky hands.
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