doe-eyed

Related to doe-eyed: dewy-eyed

doe-eyed

(dō′īd′)adj.1. Having wide-open, innocent-appearing eyes: doe-eyed children gazing at the shelves of candy.2. Credulous and unsophisticated; naive: took advantage of doe-eyed investors.

doe′-eyed`


adj. having wide, trusting eyes resembling those of a young deer. [1930–35]