dewy-eyed

English - Turkish

Definition of dewy-eyed in English Turkish dictionary

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English - English

Definition of dewy-eyed in English English dictionary

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

Bill Clinton has never shied away from displays of dewy-eyed, lip-biting sentimentality.

Naive or innocent in the manner of a child

Dowie could scarcely have told what phrase or word at last suddenly brought up before her a picture of the nursery in the house in Mayfair—the feeling of a warm soft childish body pressed close to her knee, the look of a tender, dewy-eyed small face and the sound of a small yearning voice saying: I want to kiss you, Dowie..

disapproval If you say that someone is dewy-eyed, you are criticizing them because you think that they are unrealistic and think events and situations are better than they really are. having eyes that are slightly wet with tears

Hyphenation

dew·y-eyed

Synonyms

teary-eyed, callow, green, wet behind the ears, dovelike, inexperienced, naive, pure, sinless, uncorrupted, undefiled, unworldly, wide-eyed