Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Having red eyes, the iris being of that color: as, the red-eyed vireo or greenlet or flycatcher, Vireo olivaceus. See cut under greenlet.
- Having a bare red space about the eyes, as some birds.
- Having congested eyelids, as after shedding tears.
Examples
“Cabbage calls a red-eyed teenager out from the trees to run them through a ramshackle memory machine.”
“On the victor's podium, a red-eyed Evans held back tears before hurling the winner's bouquet into the crowd.”
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“Off Earwig must go to an adoptive home, a sinister bungalow occupied by the witch Bella Yaga and her bad-tempered, red-eyed companion, the Mandrake.”
The Wall Street Journal: A Prize Winner With a Poignant Sense of Loss
“According to the Jackson Sun, the red-eyed cicadas can even be eaten, and in some countries "are considered delicacies because of the high amount of protein they provide.”
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“The Boston-New York baseball feud has grown too red-eyed.”
“As I was on my way out of the large conference hall, I noticed a man, red-eyed, who beckoned me.”
“The rogues come out carrying motorcycle chains to beat up biggs, but biggs transforms into a pale, brawny, red-eyed, enraged and furry version of himself, kills the rogues with aggression and runs away. milo manages to escape from the scene but faints due to fatigue.”
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“The red-eyed adults are about three centimeters long and live for three to four weeks.”
“March 19th, 2010 at 12: 10 pm tombaker says: hey all, how are my fave righty doodywackers doing today?? all red-eyed and hoarse from chalkdust and screaming??”
“He was red-eyed and obviously driven to distraction by the HCR passage.”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘red-eyed’.
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EN - compound adjectives ending in "-ed"
one-armed, strong-armed, red-bearded, wide-bodied, bare-breasted, double-breasted, black-eyed, dark-eyed, green-eyed, pop-eyed, red-eyed, slit-eyed and 211 more...
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EN - compound adjectives
Adjectively used nominal phrases with a "-" inside.
O-ring, B-grade, t-test, so-called, on-site, at-large, in-your-face, in-state, on-time, up-to-the-minute, in-store, on-call and 965 more...
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EN - compound body adjectives
one-armed, strong-armed, red-bearded, wide-bodied, bare-breasted, double-breasted, black-eyed, dark-eyed, green-eyed, pop-eyed, red-eyed, slit-eyed and 27 more...
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Bird Wirds: Adjectives
Adjectives used in actual (non-taxonomic) bird names, past and present.
roseate, glossy, whooping, neotropic, pelagic, ferruginous, crested, whiskered, marbled, tufted, horned, eared and 818 more...
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Reds
Inspired by hernesheir's Greens list.
blood red, red, red-backed, redbait, red-bellied, redbird, red-blooded, redbreast, red-breasted, redbrick, red-brown, redbud and 51 more...
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