wild-eyed
adjective
1
: having a wild expression in the eyes
2
: consisting of or favoring extreme or visionary ideas
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The song also features a wild-eyed solo from another classic-rock icon, Doors guitarist Robby Krieger.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025
This affection is palpable when kids laugh right back at Steve’s wild-eyed merriment and his sympatico rivalry with Garrett.
—Armond White, National Review, 16 Apr. 2025
The film opens as a gun-toting, wild-eyed young man (Kyle Gallner) pursues a bloodied young woman (Willa Fitzgerald), in a truck down a deserted road in the Oregon wilderness.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
That aura of complete and total impunity surrounding the executive branch is the only possible explanation for the confirmation of wild-eyed conspiracy theorist Kash Patel as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
While Mikell Sapp overplays Blue’s wild-eyed torment a bit too much, he’s leavened admirably by Lester Purry’s peacemaking pianist, Corn.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 14 Feb. 2025
As a result, his works were overflowing with wild-eyed metaphors.
—Bill Trott, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
As a cynical department-store employee, Zooey Deschanel provides a fun contrast to Ferrell’s wild-eyed enthusiasm.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
In fact, for all the dismay over some pretty wild-eyed characters getting nominated to lead major government functions, their ability to push their—or Trump's—agenda largely rests on the capabilities of the people in the layers below.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025
This affection is palpable when kids laugh right back at Steve’s wild-eyed merriment and his sympatico rivalry with Garrett.
—Armond White, National Review, 16 Apr. 2025
The film opens as a gun-toting, wild-eyed young man (Kyle Gallner) pursues a bloodied young woman (Willa Fitzgerald), in a truck down a deserted road in the Oregon wilderness.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
That aura of complete and total impunity surrounding the executive branch is the only possible explanation for the confirmation of wild-eyed conspiracy theorist Kash Patel as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
While Mikell Sapp overplays Blue’s wild-eyed torment a bit too much, he’s leavened admirably by Lester Purry’s peacemaking pianist, Corn.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 14 Feb. 2025
As a result, his works were overflowing with wild-eyed metaphors.
—Bill Trott, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
As a cynical department-store employee, Zooey Deschanel provides a fun contrast to Ferrell’s wild-eyed enthusiasm.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
In fact, for all the dismay over some pretty wild-eyed characters getting nominated to lead major government functions, their ability to push their—or Trump's—agenda largely rests on the capabilities of the people in the layers below.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Wild-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild-eyed. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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