Wild-eyed (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Appearing extremely agitated; "crowded the wild-eyed animals into a truck".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The wild-eyed passengers rushed to evacuate the burning plane.
- The news reports showed wild-eyed protesters clashing with police in the streets.
- After being chased by a pack of dogs, the wild-eyed jogger sprinted to the safety of her front door.
- Rescuers carefully handled the wild-eyed birds that had been trapped in the oil spill.
- The frazzled professor, surrounded by screaming students, became wild-eyed as she scrambled to restore order.
Meaning 2
Not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic; "as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood"; "a romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-eyed dream of a world state".
Classification
All adjective clusters.