dewy-eyed

dewy-eyed
adjective
exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
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childlike trust

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dewy-eyed innocence

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listened in round-eyed wonder

Syn: ↑childlike, ↑wide-eyed, ↑round-eyed, ↑simple
Similar to: ↑naive, ↑naif
Derivationally related forms: ↑simpleness (for: ↑simple), ↑simplicity (for: ↑simple)

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/ˈduːwiˌaıd, Brit ˈdjuːwiˌaıd/ adj
usually disapproving
1 : showing too much emotion

the author's dewy-eyed [=sentimental] nostalgia

He gets annoyed by people who get all dewy-eyed [=teary-eyed] at weddings.

2 : young and innocent

a dewy-eyed adolescent

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ˌdewy-ˈeyed f11 [dewy-eyed] adjective (disapproving)
showing emotion about sth, perhaps with a few tears in the eyes
Syn: sentimental

She gets slightly dewy-eyed as she talks about her early days in show business.


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