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wild-eyed

[ wahyld-ahyd ]

adjective

  1. having an angry, insane, or distressed expression in the eyes.
  2. extremely irrational, senseless, or radical:

    a wild-eyed scheme.



wild-eyed

adjective

  1. glaring in an angry, distracted, or wild manner
  2. ill-conceived or totally impracticable
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of wild-eyed1

First recorded in 1810–20
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"That takes a mighty amount of wild-eyed, self-confidence and a nothing-to-lose attitude," he said of both presidents.

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They rebelled like wild-eyed teenagers, burning facemasks, staging protests and indulging in conspiracy theories.

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But I’m encouraged by the fact that Trump’s efforts to paint Harris and Walz as dangerous, wild-eyed radicals have failed thus far.

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On the air, we carried on with laughter, sarcasm and wild-eyed enthusiasm.

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She was wild-eyed and feral, I was told, dangerous as she was beautiful.

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