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star⋅ry-eyed
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–adjective
overly romantic or idealistic:
He was a starry-eyed dreamer.
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1900–05
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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star·ry-eyed
(stär'ē-īd')
adj. Having a naively enthusiastic, overoptimistic, or romantic view; unrealistic:
a starry-eyed reformer; starry-eyed idealism.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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