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starry-eyed

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star·ry-eyed (stär-d)
adj.
Having a naively enthusiastic, overoptimistic, or romantic view; unrealistic: a starry-eyed reformer; starry-eyed idealism.

starry-eyed
adj
given to naive wishes, judgments, etc.; full of unsophisticated optimism; gullible
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Adj.1.starry-eyed - unrealistically or naively optimistic; "a starry-eyed reformer"; "starry-eyed idealism"
optimistic - expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view"
Translations
starry-eyed [ˈstɑːrɪˈaɪd] ADJ (= idealistic) → idealista, ingenuo; (= in love) → sentimentaloide
starry-eyed
adj idealistromantisch, blauäugig; (= naively trusting)arglos, blauäugig; to go all starry-eyedglänzende Augen kriegen
starry-eyed [ˌstɑːrɪˈaɪd] adj (idealistic, gullible) → ingenuo/a; (from wonder) → meravigliato/a; (from love) → perdutamente innamorato/a


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Anne stood before her, tall and starry-eyed, with her hands full of Mayflowers and violets.
Under his wing was tucked a sleepy, starry-eyed, little creature.
 
 
 
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