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starry-eyed
[ stahr-ee-ahyd ]
/ ˈstɑr iˌaɪd /
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adjective
overly romantic or idealistic: He was a starry-eyed dreamer.
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Origin of starry-eyed
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby starry-eyed
starred, starring, star route, star ruby, starry, starry-eyed, starry grasswort, Stars and Bars, Stars and Stripes, star sapphire, star-shaped
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British Dictionary definitions for starry-eyed
starry-eyed
adjective
given to naive wishes, judgments, etc; full of unsophisticated optimism; gullible
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