adjective

bloodshot

bloodshot, inflamed

His eyes were bloodshot from lack of sleep.

His eyes were bloodshot from lack of sleep.

She had bloodshot eyes after crying all night.

She had bloodshot eyes after crying all night.

((bloodshot)) eyes (of eyes) red because the blood vessels are swollen His eyes were bloodshot from lack of sleep.

Synonyms: inflamed, red, irritated

From 'blood' + 'shot' (in the sense of being streaked or filled with a colour).

Imagine tiny red lines have been 'shot' across the white of the eye.

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