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dewy-eyed
 

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Adjective dewy-eyed has 1 sense
  1. childlike, wide-eyed, dewy-eyed, simple - exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "simple courtesy"
    Antonym: sophisticated (indirect, via naive)

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dewy-eyed

Adjective

1. Displaying or characterized by naïveté or innocence.

Sample sentence: The young girl looked at the world with dewy-eyed wonder, as if every experience was brand new.

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2. Having moist or teary eyes, often due to sentimentality or strong emotions.

Sample sentence: As she watched her son deliver his valedictorian speech, tears welled up in her dewy-eyed gaze.

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Adverb

1. In a manner displaying naïveté or innocence.

Sample sentence: The child gazed at the animals dewy-eyed at the zoo.

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