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ROUND-EYED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having large round wide-open eyes
Synonyms:
round-eyed; saucer-eyed
Classified under:
Similar:
eyed (having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
Example:
listened in round-eyed wonder
Synonyms:
childlike; dewy-eyed; round-eyed; simple; wide-eyed
Classified under:
Similar:
naif; naive (marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience)
