bright-eyed

[ brahyt-ahyd ]

adjective

1. having bright eyes.
2. alertly eager.

bright-eyed

adjective

1. eager; fresh and enthusiastic
2. bright-eyed and bushy-tailed informal.
   keen, confident, and alert

Word History and Origins

Origin of bright-eyed¹

First recorded in 1585–95

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, alertly eager; full of energy and enthusiasm:

   Get a good night's sleep so you'll be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed in the morning.

Example Sentences

A bright-eyed Guillermo in Season 6.

From Los Angeles Times

Sardar Gul has two malnourished children – three-year-old Umar and eight-month-old Mujib, a bright-eyed little boy he holds on his lap.

From BBC

I do think a lot of times female protagonists have been very young and bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and very plucky.

From Salon

I do think a lot of times female protagonists have been very young and bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and very plucky.

From Salon

And soon even that tie to the myriad children with whom I’ve shared my life — the milky-skinned infants, the bright-eyed toddlers, the scrappy elementary school explorers, the sullen but still suddenly cuddly tweens, the amazingly capable and occasionally helpful teens — will be broken.

From Los Angeles Times

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