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

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

Last updated at Boxing can turn the bright-eyed and bushy-tailed into the cynical and contorted, seemingly overnight.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2013

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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