Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: bright-eyed and bushy--tailed
IPA

44

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

4

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Eager, alert, enthusiastic, and lively.

Example Sentences

""They're eager to learn, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed," coach Jon Gruden said."

Inflected Forms

more bright-eyed and bushy-tailed (comparative) most bright-eyed and bushy-tailed (superlative) bright eyed and bushy tailed (alternative)

Synonyms

bouncy chipper dashing high-spirited lively pert spirited peppy

Questions

What does bright-eyed and bushy-tailed mean?: Eager, alert, enthusiastic, and lively.

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