open-eyed

[oh-puhn-ahyd]

adjective

1. having the eyes open.

2. having the eyes wide open, as in wonder.

3. watchful; observant; alert.

4. deliberate; conscious; knowing.

   an open-eyed commission of a crime.

open-eyed

adjective

1. with the eyes wide open, as in amazement

2. watchful; alert

Other Word Forms

• open-eyedly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of open-eyed¹

First recorded in 1595–1605