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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Elpida says she was a "totally bright eyed and bushy tailed" 24-year-old.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2023

“So I brushed my teeth and flossed and put on cologne and tried to look all bright eyed and bushy tailed, and, well, it just didn’t work.”

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2010

Extreme Makeover Photos by Tony Donaldson I awoke bright eyed and bushy tailed to a cool and foggy Northwestern morning.

From Time Magazine Archive

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

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