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Definition of Dewy-eyed

1. Adjective. Exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity. "Listened in round-eyed wonder"

Definition of Dewy-eyed

1. Adjective. Having eyes with a moist, glistening appearance, especially as indicating that one is on the verge of crying or that one is experiencing strong emotions. ¹

2. Adjective. (figuratively) Naive or innocent in the manner of a child. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dewy-eyed

Literary usage of Dewy-eyed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells (1920)
"VILLANELLE dewy-eyed with shimmering hair, Maiden and lamb were a sight to see, For her pet was white as she was fair. And its lovely fleece was beyond ..."

2. A Parody Anthology by Carolyn Wells (1904)
"Algernon C. Swinburne's idea) VILLANELLE dewy-eyed with shimmering hair, Maiden and lamb were a sight to see, For her pet was white as she was fair. ..."

3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1861)
"She saw herself come into that same apartment all dewy-eyed and blushing, half afraid of her own beauty and happiness, the beaming face that caught her eye ..."

4. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1871)
"dewy-eyed eve crept onward : and the star, The silver spark, that glitters in the welt, Even mid the roseate cloud-waves that enshroud The parting sun-god's ..."

5. The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells (1920)
"VILLANELLE dewy-eyed with shimmering hair, Maiden and lamb were a sight to see, For her pet was white as she was fair. And its lovely fleece was beyond ..."

6. A Parody Anthology by Carolyn Wells (1904)
"Algernon C. Swinburne's idea) VILLANELLE dewy-eyed with shimmering hair, Maiden and lamb were a sight to see, For her pet was white as she was fair. ..."

7. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1861)
"She saw herself come into that same apartment all dewy-eyed and blushing, half afraid of her own beauty and happiness, the beaming face that caught her eye ..."

8. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1871)
"dewy-eyed eve crept onward : and the star, The silver spark, that glitters in the welt, Even mid the roseate cloud-waves that enshroud The parting sun-god's ..."

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