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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

Example Sentences

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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

I think because having someone who’s bright-eyed and bushy-tailed kind of gives her that love for it again.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2018

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