Popeyed
adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 having bulging eyes
"1994, Kenzaburō Ōe, The Pinch Runner Memorandum, translated by Michiko N. Wilson and Michael K. Wilson, Sharpe, Chapter 4, p. 88, From behind large and sinister-looking frames her popeyed gaze—it could be from hyperthyroidism—swept over us."
- 2 astonished broadly
"Files of women passed balancing vegetable baskets on their heads, and pop-eyed children who stared at the Europeans."
Adjective
- 1 having bulging eyes wordnet
- 2 with eyes or mouth open in surprise wordnet
Example
More examples"1994, Kenzaburō Ōe, The Pinch Runner Memorandum, translated by Michiko N. Wilson and Michael K. Wilson, Sharpe, Chapter 4, p. 88, From behind large and sinister-looking frames her popeyed gaze—it could be from hyperthyroidism—swept over us."
Etymology
From pop + eyed.