open-eyed

open-eyed
open-eyedly /oh"peuhn uy"id lee, -uyd"-/, adv.
/oh"peuhn uyd"/, adj.
1. having the eyes open.
2. having the eyes wide open, as in wonder.
3. watchful; observant; alert.
4. deliberate; conscious; knowing: an open-eyed commission of a crime.
[1595-1605]

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  • open-eyed — adjective, adverb 1 awake, or with your eyes open 2 accepting or taking notice of all the facts of a situation: clear, open eyed reasoning …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • open-eyed — UK [ˌəʊpən ˈaɪd] / US [ˌoʊpən ˈaɪd] adjective someone who is open eyed understands a situation …   English dictionary

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  • open-eyed — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Amazed] Syn. wide eyed, intrigued, astounded, startled; see surprised . 2. [Watchful] Syn. gazing, aware, perceptive; see observant 2 , watching . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. watchful vigilant, hawk eyed, eagle… …   English dictionary for students

  • open-eyed — adj 1. wide eyed, goggle eyed, agog, agape; astonished, astounded, surprised, amazed; awed, impressed. 2. watchful, alert, vigilant, on the qui vive; attentive, observant, awake, with one s ear to the ground, heedful; all eyes, hawk eyed, eagle… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • open-eyed — /oʊpən ˈaɪd/ (say ohpuhn uyd) adjective 1. having the eyes open. 2. having the eyes wide open as in wonder. 3. watchful; alert …  

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