Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

owly-eyed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: ow-ly-eyed
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Seeing better in darkness than light; day-blind or photosensitive.

adj

Wide-eyed, naturally or from an expression of fear, shock, surprise, or excitement.

adj

Extremely drunk.

Slang

Example Sentences

"[…] And he doesn't do no riding after dark near Dishpan Flats. Them poor misguided sodbusters ain't much account in most ways, but they're owly-eyed at night.""
"Gabe looked owly-eyed at the fellow and then prissed his mouth."
"Paul was owly-eyed by then, and he tried to hide it by saying, "Must've lost m' balance," but we noticed that when he clapped a fresh holt on, he was using both his graspers."

Etymology

From owly + eyed.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

more owly-eyed (comparative) most owly-eyed (superlative) owly eied (alternative)

Synonyms

moon-eyed saucer-eyed wide-eyed paralytic wasted

Questions

What does owly-eyed mean?: Seeing better in darkness than light; day-blind or photosensitive.
Where does owly-eyed come from?: From owly + eyed.

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