wild-eyed

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wild-eyed

A young man had a wild-eyed look as he described his impossible invention.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Appearing extremely agitated, frantic, or insane: Describes a person or animal whose eyes have a wide, staring, and uncontrolled look, typically due to intense fear, anger, excitement, or mental disturbance.
    • Not sensible about practical matters; fanatical, extreme, or unrealistic: Describes a person, idea, or plan that is radically idealistic, impractical, or driven by extreme fervor.
Examples of Usage
  • Describing an agitated appearance:
    • The wild-eyed prophet shouted warnings on the street corner.
    • After the explosion, survivors stumbled out of the building, wild-eyed with shock.
  • Describing an impractical or extreme idea:
    • He presented a wild-eyed scheme for building a city on Mars by next year.
    • The politician was dismissed for his wild-eyed conspiracy theories.
Advanced Usage
  • Used attributively to modify nouns indicating plans, schemes, or theories:
    • The meeting was dominated by wild-eyed proposals that had no basis in reality.
  • Can imply a combination of mental agitation and ideological extremism:
    • The capture of the wild-eyed fanatic ended the siege.
Variants and Related Words
  • Wildly (adverb): In a wild or uncontrolled manner.
    • He stared wildly at the approaching crowd.
  • Wildness (noun): The quality or state of being wild.
    • The wildness in his eyes was frightening.
Synonyms
  • Frenzied: Showing wild or uncontrolled excitement or emotion.
  • Fanatical: Filled with excessive and single-minded zeal.
  • Unrealistic: Not showing a sensible or practical idea of what can be achieved.
  • Rabid: Having or proceeding from an extreme or fanatical support of something.
Related Phrases
  • To look wild-eyed: To have a wild-eyed appearance.
    • She looked wild-eyed after hearing the terrible news.
  • Wild-eyed enthusiasm: Extreme and uncritical excitement for an idea.
    • He defended his project with wild-eyed enthusiasm, ignoring all criticism.
wild-eyed

A young man had a wild-eyed look as he described his impossible invention.

Adjective
  1. not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
    • as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood
    • a romantic disregard for money
    • a wild-eyed dream of a world state
  2. appearing extremely agitated
    • crowded the wild-eyed animals into a truck

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