bright-eyed

[ brahyt-ahyd ]

/ ˈbraɪtˌaɪd /

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adjective

having bright eyes.

alertly eager.

Idioms for bright-eyed

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, alertly eager; full of energy and enthusiasm: Get a good night's sleep so you'll be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed in the morning.

Origin of bright-eyed

First recorded in 1585–95

Words nearby bright-eyed

bright lights, bright side, bright wool, bright's disease, bright-blindness, bright-eyed, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, bright-field, brighten, brightener, brightening agent

Example sentences from the Web for bright-eyed

Bright-eyed and hopeful, she had become a national celebrity in her home country, even appearing on a TV variety show.

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Bright-eyed young couples intertwine gloved hands as they adeptly navigate the crowds.

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Posing for a picture with 49 bright-eyed students from India, mathematics teacher (turned chaperone) Mr. Uniyal looks stressed.

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In 2009, it was bright-eyed 17-year-old Melanie Oudin who made a jaw-dropping run to the quarterfinals.

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Thousands of bright-eyed programming and design stars have passed through the storied doors.

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They came on a richly dressed lady, who struggled onward, dragging a bright-eyed little boy of four.

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This done she sat down and began to write with bright-eyed but vicious complacency.

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He was an alert, bright-eyed young chap with a smiling face.

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So the long-legged, bright-eyed boy came and sat by his mother's bed and held her hot hands.

The Preacher of Cedar Mountain |Ernest Thompson Seton
On the morning after Wendover Jane woke, bright-eyed and flushed with dreams.

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British Dictionary definitions for bright-eyed

bright-eyed

adjective

eager; fresh and enthusiastic

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed informal keen, confident, and alert

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British Dictionary definitions for bright-eyed

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bright-eyed

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