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saucer-eyed

saucer-eyed

English

Adjective

saucer-eyed (comparative more saucer-eyed, superlative most saucer-eyed)

  1. Having round, wide-open eyes, naturally or from an expression of fear, astonishment, etc.
    • 2009, Philip Reeve, No Such Thing As Dragons, Scholastic (2010), ISBN 9780545222242, page 36:
      The village children gaped saucer-eyed at the newcomers.

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