Meaning of doe-eyed | Babel Free

Definitions

Having eyes that are large, attractive, gentle, and innocent-looking.

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Examples

“The graphic energy of their martial arts combat was toned down, their slit-eyed ethnic specificity was made into doe-eyed racial ambiguity and their cynical sneers softened into eager grins.”

“[H]owever hard she pushed the tough-talkin' shtick, she remained doe-eyed, glowing and somehow unassailably demure.”

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