dewy-eyed

[ doo-ee-ahyd, dyoo- ]

adjective

1. romantically naive or credulous; sentimental, innocent, and trusting:

   dewy-eyed, aspiring young actresses.

dewy-eyed

adjective

1. naive, innocent, or trusting, esp in a romantic or childlike way

Word History and Origins

Origin of dewy-eyed¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

But I didn’t do any of those things as a dewy-eyed Disney fan.

From New York Times

How else can we account for the dewy-eyed innocence of McCarthy's response this week, after two failed procedural votes to bring a defense appropriations bill to the floor of the House?

From Salon

Ms. Hunt said she begged studio executives to end her run of dewy-eyed coeds and romance-minded ingénues and give her a better range of parts, even if it meant a drop from marquee billing.

From Washington Post

Ms. Smith’s sketch was competing against lavish paintings done in oils, but Gerber’s judges were captivated by its innocent immediacy: The dewy-eyed Ann gazes straight at the viewer, her lips pursed as if in wonder.

From New York Times

The consummation of their dewy-eyed affair is filmed with the same candlelit filter applied to the covers of romance novels.

From New York Times