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wide-eyed adj
innocent or credulous ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
wide-eyed adjective 1. naive, green, trusting, credulous, simple, innocent, impressionable, unsophisticated, ingenuous, wet behind the ears (informal), unsuspicious, as green as grass He told tall stories to a wide-eyed group of tourists. 2. staring, spellbound, gobsmacked (Brit. slang), dumbfounded, agog, agape, thunderstruck, goggle-eyed, awe-stricken She was wide-eyed in astonishment. Translations wide-eyed [ˌwaɪdˈaɪd] adj → con gli occhi spalancati wide-eyed [ˌwaɪdˈaɪd] adj → con gli occhi spalancati How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Out they toddled from rugged Avila, wide-eyed and helpless-looking as two fawns, but with human hearts, already beating to a national idea; until domestic reality met them in the shape of uncles, and turned them back from their great resolve. He took a step toward one of the exits, and then he halted, wide-eyed in astonishment and terror, for almost at the same instant a dozen doors opened in the courtyard wall and a horde of frightful men rushed in upon him. As the examination proceeded I cast a glance at Thurid and startled him looking wide-eyed and wonderingly at me, and then of a sudden he laughed full in my face. |
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