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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  dewy-eyed
       adj : exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike
             trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "simple courtesy" [syn:
             childlike, wide-eyed, simple]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  dewy-eyed
     a.
     Having eyes with a moist, glistening appearance, especially as
  indicating that one is on the verge of crying or that one is
  experiencing strong emotions.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  dewy-eyed
     a.
     Having eyes with a moist, glistening appearance, especially as
  indicating that one is on the verge of crying or that one is
  experiencing strong emotions.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  dewy-eyed
     a.
     Having eyes with a moist, glistening appearance, especially as
  indicating that one is on the verge of crying or that one is
  experiencing strong emotions.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  dewy-eyed
     a.
     Having eyes with a moist, glistening appearance, especially as
  indicating that one is on the verge of crying or that one is
  experiencing strong emotions.

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  dewy-eyed /djˈuːiˈaɪd/
  naivně důvěřivý

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  dewy-eyed /djˈuːi ˈaɪd/
  blauäugig, romantisierend, idealisierend, verklärend, träumerisch 
     Synonyms: starry-eyed, Panglossian
  
   see: Panglossian optimism
  

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

  dewy-eyed
     a. 天真的,容易相信的

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