Dewy-eyed (Adjective)
Meaning
Exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The young girl listened to her grandfather's tales of adventure with a dewy-eyed expression, believing every word.
- Her dewy-eyed innocence made her a target for the con artist's scam.
- The dewy-eyed freshman looked around the campus with wide eyes, eager to take on the world.
- As a child, he had a dewy-eyed view of the world, thinking that everyone was kind and honest.
- The tourists gazed up at the iconic landmark with dewy-eyed wonder, snapping photos and asking silly questions.