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o⋅pen-eyed

[oh-puhn-ahyd]
–adjective
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.

Origin:
1595–1605


o⋅pen-ey⋅ed⋅ly [oh-puhn-ahy-id-lee, -ahyd-] , adverb
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o·pen-eyed   (ō'pən-īd')
adj.  
  1. Having the eyes wide open, as in surprise.

  2. Watchful and alert.

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