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wild-eyed

  [wahyld-ahyd]
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–adjective
1. having an angry, insane, or distressed expression in the eyes.
2. extremely irrational, senseless, or radical: a wild-eyed scheme.
Origin:
1810–20
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wild-eyed   (wīld'īd')
adj.  

  1. Glaring in or as if in anger, terror, or madness.

  2. Extreme and passionate in belief or advocacy: a wild-eyed nationalist; hatched a wild-eyed scheme.

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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