Meaning & use
rheumy
Describing eyes that are watery or dull, often because of age, illness, or tiredness.
See it in a sentence
The old sailor's rheumy eyes still lit up when he spoke of the sea.
Allergies left her eyes rheumy and red by the end of the afternoon.
A note on using this word
Rheumy is almost always used to describe eyes and often suggests age or frailty in literary description.
Words with a similar meaning
waterybleary
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