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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

starr, starred, starry, starry grasswort, starry night, the, starry-eyed, stars and bars, stars and stripes, stars in one's eyes, have, starship, starstruck
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Words related to starry-eyed

dreaming, half-baked, hoping, impossible, improbable, romantic, silly, optimistic, nonrealistic

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British Dictionary definitions for starry-eyed

starry-eyed

adjective

given to naive wishes, judgments, etc; full of unsophisticated optimism; gullible
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012