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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Having round, wide-open eyes, naturally or from an expression of fear, astonishment, etc..
The village children gaped saucer-eyed at the newcomers.
Barlow[…] had just spent the Summer of Love in San Francisco. Having seen waves of saucer-eyed youth wash up in the Haight, and gotten fairly dilated himself, he believed that civilization was “headed over the falls.”
Use saucer-eyed when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Saucer-eyed means Having round, wide-open eyes, naturally or from an expression of fear, astonishment, etc..
Common synonyms include moon-eyed, owly-eyed, wide-eyed, eyed.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The village children gaped saucer-eyed at the newcomers.
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