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wild-eyed

wild-eyed adjective: having a glaring expression suggesting madness or terror.

Adjective

wild-eyed (comparative more wild-eyed, superlative most wild-eyed)

  1. Having a glaring expression suggesting madness or terror.
    • “Wild-eyed and disheveled, King Hrethel roamed every night through his throne room, which was empty and still.”1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 43
    • A better study it seems to me could be about why some heteros are so wild-eyed obsessed with us, their hate, the kind of leaders they choose to follow in their greed and prejudice, and their need for someone to persecute.1989 December 10, Zane Gilstrap, “Speculations About Why We're Gay”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 22, page 5

Forms of wild-eyed

comparativemore wild-eyed
superlativemost wild-eyed

Questions about wild-eyed

What does wild-eyed mean?
Wild-eyed means having a glaring expression suggesting madness or terror.
What part of speech is wild-eyed?
Wild-eyed is an adjective.

Words near wild-eyed in the dictionary

  1. wild-card
  2. wild-cards
  3. wild-cat
  4. wild-cats
  5. wild-caught
  6. wild-eyed
  7. wild-goose chase
  8. wild-goose chases
  9. wild-goose plum
  10. wild-man
  11. wild-men

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