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starry-eyed

American  
[stahr-ee-ahyd] / ˈstɑr iˌaɪd /

adjective

  1. overly romantic or idealistic.

    He was a starry-eyed dreamer.
starry-eyed British  

adjective

  1. given to naive wishes, judgments, etc; full of unsophisticated optimism; gullible

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Etymology

Origin of starry-eyed

First recorded in 1900–05

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