starry-eyed
[stahr-ee-ahyd]
- overly romantic or idealistic: He was a starry-eyed dreamer.
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Origin of starry-eyed
First recorded in 1900–05
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Contemporary Examples
It will swiftly become clear that there is no room in this starry-eyed arrangement for a compact with Washington.
The story of the starry-eyed music fan is a familiar one, but here Phillips delivers a surprising new twist on an old plot.
“If we can do it, anyone can,” Herjavec said, as starry-eyed as the young entrepreneurs who seek his council, and his coin.
Who knew that professional cynic Bill Maher was such a starry-eyed idealist?
He depicts Jobs as both a wildly ambitious businessman and a starry-eyed idealist.
Historical Examples
Dantor grinned in appreciation and Ulana looked up at him starry-eyed.
The Copper-Clad WorldHarl Vincent
I'm not one of these starry-eyed reformers who expect to change things overnight.
The Lani PeopleJ. F. Bone
Meg looked at it, starry-eyed as she might had she seen a ghost.
Mystery WingsRoy J. Snell
"You're talking like a starry-eyed fool, Han," Virginia Merrick said sharply.
Turning PointAlfred Coppel
Tad came alongside the wagon and looked into it, grinning and starry-eyed.
The Lost WagonJames Arthur Kjelgaard
starry-eyed
- given to naive wishes, judgments, etc; full of unsophisticated optimism; gullible
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