Starry-eyed Definition

starry-eyed
adjective
  1. unrealistically or naively optimistic; "a starry-eyed reformer"; "starry-eyed idealism"

"Starry-eyed" in song lyrics

See how starry-eyed is used in real songs:

  • "Looking at the sky, starry-eyed"
    BJ the Chicago Kid f/ Kendrick Lamar — The World Is a Ghetto

Words that rhyme with starry-eyed

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