pie-eyed
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of pie-eyed
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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If Meghan felt she could do without spending her Christmasses alongside a friend of a convicted sex offender, it would take a more pie-eyed royalist than me to condemn her.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 9, 2020
To hold and affirm that creative work is essential to the spiritual well-being of any thriving civilization feels almost too pie-eyed to bear.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 29, 2018
"There's too much money involved now for players to get themselves too pie-eyed," says David King, who runs Darts501, a darts information website.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2018
Few but the pie-eyed optimists think Congress will meet that deadline, but there is hope that a bill could be achieved after a brief extension.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2015
An' me on'y got religion wintah befo', peekin' roun' pie-eyed, skeered good.
From The Faith Healer A Play in Three Acts by Moody, William Vaughn
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