Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Glaring in or as if in anger, terror, or madness.
- adjective Extreme and passionate in belief or advocacy.
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- adjective having a
glaring expression, as ifmad or interror
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective appearing extremely agitated
- adjective not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
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Examples
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In the raging conflation of this world, President Barack Obama -- a centrist -- is portrayed as a wild-eyed Muslim running the land that we love into the ground like yesterday.
Michael Conniff: Con Games: The Apocalyptic Style in American Politics Michael Conniff 2010
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For all their carping about 'liberal dreamers,' there are no more impractical and wild-eyed dreamers on the planet than Gingrich and his fellow Conservative Utopians.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Dr. Strange: Newt Gingrich and Conservatism's Insane Idea Industry RJ 2011
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A reporter for the New York Times described the crowd as ‘wild-eyed’ with fear.
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The Sergeant was suddenly transformed into a shouting, barking, wild-eyed looking creature.
A Simple Case 2010
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A reporter for the New York Times described the crowd as ‘wild-eyed’ with fear.
Remembering Oct. 29, 1929 — A Crowd ‘Wild-Eyed With Fear’ « One-Minute Book Reviews 2009
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It's pretty hard to avoid the Super Bowl, even though I'm not a wild-eyed sports fan.
Football and Knots 2009
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In the raging conflation of this world, President Barack Obama -- a centrist -- is portrayed as a wild-eyed Muslim running the land that we love into the ground like yesterday.
Michael Conniff: Con Games: The Apocalyptic Style in American Politics Michael Conniff 2010
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Instead of looking haggard, wild-eyed or deranged, these miners are shampooed, shaved and (shoe) shined.
Ben Sherwood: Rock Stars: How the Story of the 33 Chilean Miners Breaks All the Rules Ben Sherwood 2010
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Instead of looking haggard, wild-eyed or deranged, these miners are shampooed, shaved and (shoe) shined.
Ben Sherwood: Rock Stars: How the Story of the 33 Chilean Miners Breaks All the Rules Ben Sherwood 2010
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But she looked crazy: wild-eyed, wild-haired, coatless, hatless, and dragging a gray blanket behind her through the snow.
Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011
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