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Definition of Open-eyed
1. Adjective. Carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger. "A watchful parent with a toddler in tow"
Similar to: Alert, Watchful
Derivative terms: Vigilance, Vigilance, Wakefulness
Definition of Open-eyed
1. Adjective. alert and vigilant ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Open-eyed
Literary usage of Open-eyed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bunker Bean by Harry Leon Wilson (1913)
"Bean was discovered in a flowered dressing- gown gazing open-eyed at the shut
door of a closet. He sat on the couch and one of his arms clasped a sleeping ..."
2. Curiosities of Popular Customs and of Rites, Ceremonies, Observances, and by William Shepard Walsh (1897)
"Now, the moon was the open-eyed watcher of the skies at night, and the hare, born
with open eyes, was fabled never to close them ; hence the old Latin ..."
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