starry-eyed
overly romantic or idealistic: He was a starry-eyed dreamer.
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It will swiftly become clear that there is no room in this starry-eyed arrangement for a compact with Washington.
John Kerry Just Visited. But Should We Just Forget About India? | Tunku Varadarajan | August 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 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.
‘Shark Tank’: Robert Herjavec talks Money, Mark Cuban & Racing Cars | Anna Klassen | October 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTLiberals—the same liberals whom Heilemann imagines being “still starry-eyed about Obama”—were especially aghast.
An Open Letter to Journalists: President Obama Is A Politician | Andrew Romano | May 31, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWho knew that professional cynic Bill Maher was such a starry-eyed idealist?
Bill Maher Says $1 Million to Obama Super PAC Is ‘Practical’ | Lloyd Grove | February 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Once upon a time, there was a starry-eyed young engineer who started out to set the galaxy on fire.
Exploiter's End | James CauseyBut he did notice that she looked rapt and starry-eyed even through the long and dreary hours of free flight.
Operation: Outer Space | William Fitzgerald JenkinsAnd I ran upstairs to my room and turned on all the lights and looked at the starry-eyed creature in the mirror.
Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed | Edna FerberHe learned soon enough from the glowing, starry-eyed Sarah Haddon and from every one connected with the play.
Cheerful--By Request | Edna FerberMabel, starry-eyed, slipped a hand within his arm and the pressure was eloquent.
Baseball Joe Around the World | Lester Chadwick
British Dictionary definitions for starry-eyed
given to naive wishes, judgments, etc; full of unsophisticated optimism; gullible
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