Pie-eyed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpaɪˌaɪd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Pie-eyed is an adjective meaning (informal, originally US) With one's eyes wide open and staring in an expressionless manner; wide-eyed.
Meaning
(informal, originally US) With one's eyes wide open and staring in an expressionless manner; wide-eyed.
More Meanings
- (informal, by extension) (Extremely) drunk or intoxicated.
Example Sentences
No, nothing happened. You were so pie-eyed drunk you were incapable of doing anything whatsoever.
"He's just pie-eyed," said Dart quietly. "God knows how much straight alcohol he's had. Better come over here, Andy."
I sat there, getting more and more pie-eyed, without anyone noticing, as far as I could judge, since the sole manifestation of my drunkenness was that my tongue was looser than usual.
Of all the blockheads in the world, I have the finest collection working for me. Terence Tadpole is a dolt, Sidney Squirrel is a sentimental idiot, Freddie Fox is a pie-eyed fool, Felix Frog is a perfect imbecile.
Synonyms for pie-eyed
Depending on context, synonyms include moon-eyed, owly-eyed, saucer-eyed, adrip, arseholed, bedrunken.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include glassy-eyed, saucer-eyed, dew-eyed, googly-eyed, hollow-eyed, dove-eyed.
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