owly-eyed

== English == === Alternative forms === owly eied (obsolete) === Etymology === From owly +‎ eyed. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === owly-eyed (comparative more owly-eyed, superlative most owly-eyed) Seeing better in darkness than light; day-blind or photosensitive. Wide-eyed, naturally or from an expression of fear, shock, surprise, or excitement. (slang) Extremely drunk. ==== Synonyms ==== (wide-eyed): moon-eyed, saucer-eyed, wide-eyed (extremely drunk): paralytic, wasted; see also Thesaurus:drunk === References === The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, The Century Co. (1897), Volume 5, page 265 Jonathon Green, Cassell's Dictionary of Slang, Weidenfeld & Nicolson (2005), →ISBN, page 1055