Definitions

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

ADJECTIVE

full of beans

Synonyms

WEAK

full of ginger full of pep full of piss and vinegar full of vitality peppy vivacious zingy

ADJECTIVE

perky

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bouncy bright bubbly cheerful cheery jaunty lively sunny

WEAK

active alert aware brisk buoyant gay in fine fettle spirited sprightly vivacious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cloudy depressed dull gloomy lethargic lifeless unhappy

ADJECTIVE

wide-awake

Synonyms

WEAK

active alert all ears attentive bright fast on the draw heads up intelligent lively on guard on one's toes on the ball on the job on the lookout psyched-up quick ready sharp spirited vigilant watchful wide-eyed wired

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I do think a lot of times female protagonists have been very young and bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and very plucky.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2024

Obviously with Marge, you can tell she’s somebody who is kind of bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and finds herself in this place and hasn’t had a lot of experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2024

While some of us may be going into 2024 bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, Trump’s legal team seems to have spent the first week of the new year hunkered down with court filings.

From Slate • Jan. 8, 2024

It’s often the case that promoted teams arrive bright-eyed and bushy-tailed to the Premier League, with an intrepid atitude and a surfeit of charm.

From The Guardian • Feb. 11, 2018

They were bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, and they took over.

From The Pirates of Ersatz by Freas, Kelly

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

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