owly-eyed
English
adj
Definitions
- Seeing better in darkness than light; day-blind or photosensitive.
- wide-Wide-eyed, naturally or from an expression of fear, shock, surprise, or excitement.
- (slang) Extremely drunk.
Etymology
Compound from English owly + English eyed.
Origin
English
eyed
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bleareyed English
- bleary-eyed English
- blink-eyed English
- bright-eyed English
- crosseyed English
- dewy-eyed English
- eye English
- eyed English
- eyedness English
- full-eyed English
- gravy-eyed English
- hollow-eyed English
- mole-eyed English
- moon-eyed English
- one-eyed English
- owl English
- owliness English
- owly English
- oxeyed English
- popeyed English
- uneyed English
- eyed Middle English