Popeyed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Popeyed is an adjective meaning having bulging eyes.
Meaning
having bulging eyes.
More Meanings
- (by extension) astonished
Example Sentences
Files of women passed balancing vegetable baskets on their heads, and pop-eyed children who stared at the Europeans.
1994, Kenzaburō Ōe, The Pinch Runner Memorandum, translated by Michiko N. Wilson and Michael K. Wilson, Sharpe, Chapter 4, p. 88, From behind large and sinister-looking frames her popeyed gaze—it could be from hyperthyroidism—swept over us.
Word Forms
- pop-eyed
Synonyms for popeyed
Depending on context, synonyms include surprised, goggle-eyed, openmouthed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include goggle-eyed, openmouthed, surprised, bug-eyed, googly-eyed, frog-eyed.
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